Dette Yellow Stonefly Nymph

[nfrechet]

Dette Yellow Stonefly Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size10-14
Thread -Brown
Underbody - Lead free wire
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Brown thread
Abdomen - Pale yellow wool or dubbing
Wing case - Barred lemon wood duck (or imitation wood duck)
Thorax - Pale yellow wool or dubbing (fuller than abdomen)
Legs - Brown partridge hackle

Favorite Flies for the Catskills: Volume 1 – Mike Valla

[Variant]

Basic ,simple and elegant!
Well done! Norm

[nfrechet]

thanks

[DOUGSDEN]

This is true art Norm.....and, a super effective fish getter! I love it!
Doug

[letumgo]

Really nice…

I especially love the positioning/attitude of the legs. Did you split them with the wing case? Or do you have another technique?


I am slowly buying that same series of books. They now have ones on Pennsylvania, Colorado, Maine and a couple more on the way. Great books.

[nfrechet]

i tied fibers each side for the legs