Stonefly adult

Hair Wing

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #4 – 14 dry 2x or 3x long

Thread: black

Materials-

tail: moose mane or havelina

body: dubbing and floss

wing: squirrel tail or deer

hackle: dark dry; 1.5 hook gap

Notes:

From The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying by Fling and Puterbaugh

This is an adult stonefly imitation, so tie on a 2x or 3 x long dry fly hook #4 – 14
Lay down a base of tread
Dub in a small lump at the hook bend to spit the tail fibers
Use two stiff fibers (moose mane, havelina) for the tail; tie one hair on the far side of the hook shank and one on the near side of the hook shank using the dubbing lump to spread them into a V; tie off and clip excess
Wrap thread to middle of hook shank and tie in floss to hook bend; use floss color to match local hatch; wrap thread back to two or three eye lengths behind eye; wrap floss in touching wraps to create the body; tie off two or three eye lengths behind eye
Stack a pinch of hair (squirrel tail, deer); measure from tie in point to end of tail; tie in on top of the hook shank; tie off and clip excess
Tie in two dry hackle feathers with barbs 1.5 hook gap length; wrap top feather to behind eye; tie off and clip; wrap second feather to behind eye; tie off and clip
Wrap head; whip finish; head cement