Fly of the Month

  This month’s fly is the foamulator.  The foamulator was created by Randall Kaufman of stimulator fame.  This is a very effective fly on our local rivers wherever stoneflies are present.  Its many pieces add many qualities to the fly:...

   This month's fly is the Blacknose Dace streamer fly. This pattern was created by Art Flick and was introduced in 1947 in his Streamside Guide. This minnow spawns in many of our area rivers during the month of June....

  This month’s fly is the Zug Bug.  This nymph was created by Cliff Zug, first tied in the 1930s.  It was created as a caddis nymph imitation.  I also use it as a cased caddis imitation.  Its unique features...

 This month’s fly is the Gunmetal Sparkle Wing RS2.  I found this pattern in the book Go-To Flies by Tony Lolli.  It was created by a Colorado guide named Chris Eisenhard.  This is another example of combining feeding triggers from...

This month’s fly is my own creation called the F.T. Stone Nymph.  I came up with the pattern many years ago and it has been a good producer from the start.  I wanted to put together a big pattern that...

    This month's fly is the Killer Caddis. This pattern was first introduced in Tying Glass Bead Flies, a book written by Joe Warren in 1997.  I have been using this pattern for a long time.  It is a...

This month’s fly is the Mosquito dry fly. I could not find any history on this pattern, but it certainly has been around a long time. It is not the easiest fly to tie but the materials you need are...

   This month’s fly is the flying ant.  I got this pattern from Randall Kaufmann’s book Tying Dry Flies.  This fly isn’t used very much, but when you need it you should have it.  In this area that is usually...

This month’s fly is the Warden’s Worry streamer.  This streamer was originated in 1930 by Maine Game Warden Joseph Stickney of Saco.  This is not a very well-known pattern, but was very popular in the decades following its creation. Hook    ...