Nymph Head Evolution Stone Fly

[mike_richardson]

I bought a ton of these heads last year but never gave them much time. I tied this stonefly and a few others up this past weekend.

The dubbin is dark hares ear. I have never tested one of these in the water so I can't say if I found the heads to make any difference or not. I know the standard bead I use on my stonefly patterns works well.

Anxious to give this bug a toss. I love chucking big stones in the winter. Hoping for the weather to cooperate this weekend to give them a few casts.

 

[nomad_archer]

Looks good. Have you come up with a way to keep the heads from spinning? I bought a pack of those and cant seem to get them to stay put.

 

[mike_richardson]

I wrap lead wire and sandwich it as best I can up to the head. The lively legz, which reminds me I owe quite a few to some of you, has a rubber tab. I snip a bit of that off and slide it up under as well. When I finish the dubbing behind the head I try and angle my bobbin to get up and under. You may be able to put a looser spin to it, and get it up under there as best I can.

 

[fisherboy3]

Nomad, i either use lead and push it up or put a drop of loc tite underneath it.

 

[nomad_archer]

fisherboy3 wrote:
Nomad, i either use lead and push it up or put a drop of loc tite underneath it.

I have tried lead and it didnt work as well as I wanted. I am using the xs size so when I tried the loc-tite it got everywhere. I guess I need to keep trying until I get it to work the way I want.

 

[outsider]

Try Krazy Glue. Use a dubbing needle/bodkin to apply, don't use a lot of it or it takes forever to dry and adhere. Make sure there is thread under it. Krazy Glue doesn't adhere well to bare hooks. I use it for several fly tying applications.

 

[tracker12]

Nice looking tie. Would love to throw them to some steelhead.

 

[fisherboy3]

Put the head on, then tie some thread base down in front of the head. Whip finish, cut thread and put the loc-tite on that thread base. Push the head over the thread and glue and reattach the thread behind it like normal.