Golden Stonefly nymphs

[Prospector]

Dave_W wrote:

bigjohn58 wrote:
What size of these golden stones are you guys throwing? Any photos?

I like my stonefly nymphs to have a body length of about an inch, not counting tail. Bigger ones work too, but I find you get diminishing hooking effectiveness if you get much larger than this. And this size matches most of the naturals I see in PA creeks.

These are tied weighted so as to drift in a hook upward position. Like other nymphs, stones are countershaded: brown over the top and cream colored on the underside.

Dave,

I usually tie mine with a bead head and that definitely makes them ride hook up. So I do the same thing you do and tie the fly upside down on the hook. I always thought if I proportioned lead wrapped on the hook a certain way I could get them to ride hook down. Have you experimented with this at all?