Fly of the Month

   This month's fly is the Green Weenie. Variations of the Green Weenie have been around for 20 years or more.  Original flies were floating, the recipe below is for one that will sink.  The first  fly was to imitate...

This month's fly is the Edson Tiger Light. This fly was created by Bill Edson of Portland, Maine in 1929. It is an effective pattern in our area in the fall when the the colors yellow and red catch the...

This month's fly is the Marabou Mickey Finn. The Mickey Finn was originated by John Alden Knight of Pennsylvania in the 1930's. The Marabou version is a seriously aggressive streamer. The great attractiveness of this pattern is sure to bring...

I copied this pattern that a sport gave me once. I do not know where in originated other then from the guy I got it from. It is similar to the Iris Caddis. This is a real good pattern for...

  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...