stonefly dries

[ryguyfi]

I tie a decent stonefly nymph, however I saw a post about seeing some hatches of little black stones now, and also see them early on in the season on a few local streams. Can someone help me with a dry pattern?

Any pictures would be appreciated (I'm a visual learner)

 

[dryflyguy]

I use a fluttering caddis pattern for my stonefly dries, and it has worked quite well - when the fish are taking them on the top.
The recipe for a black stonefly:

dark gray dubbing body
dark gray deerhair - tied tentwing style
about 3 turns of gray hackle for the collar

Sorry, but can't post a picture right now

 

[jayL]

I just color some deer hair with a sharpie and tie a no hackle elk hair caddis. Tie the wing very full and dub a fatter body. It'll need gink due to the fatter body and no hackle.

 

[shultzy501]

I don't have a pic because I don't have the camera for it, but I think I can describe what I tie: A black body with a grizzly palmered hackle. Use light dun CDC for the downwing.

 

[tomgamber]

I just tie a black flat-wing caddis but with swiss straw for the wing...

 

[David]

Dub body approp color
Hackle either palmered under the wing or just wound at head.
Wing is teal or mallard flank in approp color

 

[Chaz]

I use two patterns, for the little black stone # 18 or # 20 I use a deer hair caddis with a black body and the darkest wings out of deer hair that I have. For the # 14 I use a Henryville Special pattern tied all black. Both wokr very well, especially if you cast upstream and skitter them back toward you.