Hook- DaiRiki 12 3xl nymph
Bead- 1/8 gold bead
Lead- 15 wraps of .015
Thread- Yellow Danville 70 denier
Tail- Yellow dyed pheasant tail
Flashback- Ice blue pearl tinsel
Rib- 3x mono
1 Brown grizzle hen saddle feather
1 Brown Cdc feather
Dubbing- Jacks tackle Rainbow Worrior Rainbow Stone (Yellow)
Place bead and 15 wraps of .015 lead on hook. Push up into the bead and cover with thread. |
Tie about six pheasant tail fibers, ice blue tinsel, and 3x mono. I use cheap Cabelas brand. |
Dub onto your thread a healthy amount of dubbing and taper forward. Do not be afraid to use a nice amount of dubbing, because stone fly nymphs are wide and bulky. |
Pull the tinsel forward and tie down. Rib the mono up the fly and tie off..You can bulk up your abdomen with thread as to match. |
Tie in one brown Cdc feather by the tip and wrap like a wet fly. Pulling the fibers to the rear of the hook each wrap and tie down. |
It will look like this |
it will look like this. |
Dub a collar and whip finish. |
Underside |
Wet |
Great tutorial and fly.
ReplyDeleteJacks dubbing blends are the best.
I agree, only time I grab the stuff is at the fly shows. Gonna stock up again.
ReplyDeleteThat is one nice fly. Thanks for the tutorial and I'll have to watch for Jack's dubbing.
ReplyDeleteHoward, I think you can get Jacks blends on Kevin Comptons site. www.performanceflies.com
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the "how to" however knowing my tying skill, my version will not "look like this" :)
ReplyDeleteWorth giving a try though.
T! I am sure you can tie fine. Heck, I have only been at it for a little over a year on and off.
ReplyDeleteAhh CDC I too was tying some CDC patterns this weekend. I love CDC it maybe one of the best materials on earth for fly tying. I tied an all CDC apple caddis this weekend. I am pumped to try it on the WBDE this spring. I'll send you the receipe and pic if you want.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work, I like your tying setup, mine too was like a disaster. I find keeping it clean makes me want to tie more flies.
Good lookin fly dude.
ReplyDeleteCC send me the pattern for the all CDC apple caddis. You are right about a clean space makes you want to tie flies more!
ReplyDeleteJBR Thanks for the compliment!