Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (flynbird) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:49:48 GMT

Stoneflies don't have to be hard. Most of the time when I am fishing stones it is in quicker water, where the nymph like to hang out, and the trout only get a limited look as it drifts by so suggestion, I would say, is more important. A trigger effect. I go for size, color, and there has to be rubberlegs. Reference this earlier thread for my go to Stonefly Nymph:

Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (ratfacedmcdougal) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:41:47 GMT

I had a stonefly given to me once that floated head up like the naturals. Anyone know that pattern? On my black stones I've been using yellow legs, might be just in my head but they seem to work better as the locals here have yellowish legs.
RFMcD

Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (psutrooper) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:06:33 GMT

And you'll lose a lot so don't get too fussy with the patterns.

Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (cofisher) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:32:04 GMT

Fly Goddess, that's a really nice tie.

I will sometimes tie one without the biot legs when I need some stoneflies fast. This is easier and quicker; I just rough up the thorax dubbing and let it go at that. In the photo, the fly is at an angle so you can't see the roughed up thorax on the bottom. I use brown or yellow/gold biots and only one wingcase. I haven't found the trout to be too terribly fussy. The abdomen is gold dubbing and the thorax is gold ice dub....

Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (durango) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:55:47 GMT

Hello All, To anybody having problems with fly proportions go buy a six inch scale preferably graduated in 32'nds or 64'ths on one side and meteric on the other side and measure every hook you tie a fly on. Measure from the hook eye back to where you start the thread, measure back to where you end the abdomen and start the thorax in other word's measure everything, tail's,wing's etc. No more stretched out abdomen's and crouded thorax's or hook eye's, after a...

Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (Fly Goddess) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:53:52 GMT

I don't know the particular pattern you are tying but I know exactly what your problem is. I have tied many patterns that had me frustrated. The simplest of the Stonefly patterns of course is just chenille body and rubber legs/tail/antenna. Please excuse me if I post these pictures...just what I have tried: This first picture was the attempt at realistic:

Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (BlueDunn) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:52:02 GMT

Hey everybody- Thanks for the suggestions. I've been practicing over the past several days and the nymphs are coming out much better (looking). I suppose the trout will have the final say but the flies look good to me... Thanks! S

Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (LukeandParker) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:28:33 GMT

Not sure exactly the pattern you are tying, but you might want to try making the wing pads before hand, and tying them over the thorax. Leave enough of your pre made pads to be tied in, then tie in your thorax material/legs, then pull the pads over and wrap down. If possible (depending on the pattern), you can glue to pads down for extra durability. Again, all this depends on your specific tie. Also, turkey can be a bit of a pain for splitting. You can usually sub rafia for tukey. It is much...

Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (eagleman43) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:17:55 GMT

Here is a link to a post on Christianflyfishers web. Some great Stone flies.
http://cff1611.proboards7...ction=display&thread=1933
Ry

Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (Orygun) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:46:22 GMT

Good ideas from Jeff. Sounds like you are doing Kauffman stone nymphs, or similar. You may want to actually mark the hook shank with a felt pen or a scrap of feather or yarn at each tie-in point. Use a model fly or drawing as suggested until you get the proportions fixed in your mind. Practice, practice, practice.
Richard

Re: Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (JeffK) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:20:42 GMT

I'm saying practice - stoneflies are tough at first.

One thing I did was draw pictures of the nymphs. That helped me get the proportions right; when my drawings looked right getting the fly to look right was easier. Another technique is to use a model fly as an example. Take note of where the different body parts are on the example and copy. Use same style of hook and use eye, bend, barb, and hook point as reference points. When you get it right, be consistent.

Stonefly Nymph Tying Help

feeds@yuku.com (BlueDunn) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:39:55 GMT

Hi-

I've been trying to tie-up some relatively simple Stonefly Nymphs but am having difficulty when it comes to spacing out the thorax and the 3 wing cases. I tend to start the thorax too far back and the wing-cases end up getting spaced out too much. I don't think the fish will care so much but the tier (that's me) is incredibly picky about how these flies look.

The fly I'm tying calls for 3 separate pieces of turkey tail, tied in along the thorax to...