Fly of the Month: The Goldilocks Stonefly

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Lots of great information I intendto use both here and on my trip our West later this year. I'm anxious to try his stillwater tactics on Trout Lake.
 
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I purchased the book a week ago and am about 1/3 of the way through it. So far on a scale of 0 to 5, with 3 being nice to have and 5 being a must have, I rate it about a 4. I reserve the right to change my opinion after I've read and digested the entire book.

While several of the sections are a rehash of topics I've already read in other books there are enough tidbits of interesting details sprinkled through to make it worth a read. For instance, in the section on how trout see and optical effects from the perspective of the underwater world Gary reminds us that much of the underside of the water appears mirrored to the trout. Flies moving by in that space can appear to have a double image or even just a single inverted mirrored image as the real image may be obscured. In some of these cases the trout may strike the mirror image and miss the actual fly completely. This may explain some of the misses. It will certainly explain mine from now on!

Throughout the book Gary mentions various fly patterns. I've found many of these on his blog site, the link is at the end of Dave's article.

I'll update my thoughts once I finish reading the book.
 
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I like it! Nice job Gaeron.
 
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I like it! Nice job Gaeron.
 
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I like it! Nice job Gaeron.
 
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Great looking fly!

How does one submit a fly for "fly of the month" consideration?
 
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Great looking fly!

How does one submit a fly for "fly of the month" consideration?
 
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Great looking fly!

How does one submit a fly for "fly of the month" consideration?
 
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flyfishermanj
Sweet! Thanks for sharing.

JH
 
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flyfishermanj
Sweet! Thanks for sharing.

JH
 
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flyfishermanj
Sweet! Thanks for sharing.

JH
 
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DaveKile
By Gaeron Friedrichs (gaeronf)

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As we all know, winter is here. To me, it sure doesn’t feel like it. There’s no snow at all. But since its winter, it’s time to go to the winter flies. When someone says winter flies, I typically think big stoneflies, or little midges. Here I’m going to show you a pattern I developed. The Goldilocks Stonefly is a golden stonefly representation. Keep in mind, this isn’t just a winter fly, it can be used year round, but it is a super effective fly in the winter. It incorporates some great realistic and attractive aspects. For example, the use of rubber legs and Australian Possum give the fly superior movement. Typically you want stones to be super heavy. I use a tungsten bead on this fly, along with a great deal of lead (or lead free) wire. This is due to the fact that the abdomen, legs, and thorax is all natural material. As some of you may or may not know some natural furs, like hare’s ear and possum, will decrease the sink rate of a fly. That’s why we balance the fly out with the extreme weighting. Like I said before, the rubber legs (used for tails and antennae) will give the fly great movement, and the fly will breathe great with all the natural materials. The back will give the fly a little contrast and flash, and the thick rib gives a distinct ribbing. The hook I love to use is a Skalka Streamer hook. This hook is super strong, and has a ridiculous point. So first, let’s look at the exact recipe:

Goldilocks Stone
Hook-Skalka Streamer Hook size 6
Bead-Matching Gold Tungsten Bead
Additional Weight-A large portion of lead wraps. Used here is .025. Be as liberal or as stingy as you wish
Thread-Golden Stonefly colored Danville’s Flat Waxed Nylon
Tails and Antennae-Gold or yellow rubber legs. Round or square doesn’t matter. Barring optional.
Rib-Brown, Copper, or Amber colored MEDIUM UTC wire
Abdomen-Australian Possum/Icelandic Sheep Golden Stone Blend
Abdomen Cover-1 strand of wide Mylar tinsel
Thorax- Australian Possum/Icelandic Sheep Golden Stone Blend
Thorax Cover-2 strands of wide Mylar tinsel
Additional Materials-Brown and Black Sharpie

Read detailed instructions here.
 
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Very, very cool. Thx. for the detailed instructions and pics! Tom
 
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