Simple Stone...

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Simple Stone (As Tied by Andrew Burla)

 

This pattern is almost identical to a Kaufmann's Stone with the exception of the wingcases. Kaufmann's Stone uses lacquered turkey quill for the wingcases whereas I like to substitute Thin Skin for the turkey. Not only is it more durable, but it my opinion, it looks damn good in the water too. This is a simple tie for those that like to have impressionistic stones in their boxes. Plus, if you lose one, you don't have to cry about it afterwards.

 

*Tying Note*

 

This pattern is also tied in black and brown (just substitute the colors on all the materials).

 

Materials (Golden Stone)

 

Hook: TMC 5262 #2-10

Thread: 8/0 Tan

Bead: 5/32" (Large) Gold

Weight: .030 Lead Free Wire

Antennae/Tails: Tan Goose Biots

Abdomen/Thorax: Golden Tan Antron Dubbing

Rib: Gold/Light Yellow Larva Lace

Wingcases: Folded Thin Skin (Mottled Oak Golden Stone)

 

Tying Steps

 

1. Crimp the barb and put a slight bend in the hook shank with a pair of needle nose pliers. Slide a bead onto the hook shank and attach the tying thread at the eye. Tie in two biots (one on each side of the hook eye) and whip finish. Place a drop of cement on the thread and push the bead tight to the eye.

 

2. Wrap approximately 15 wraps (half the shank) of lead free wire. Fold the tag end of the wire down and slide tight into the hollow of the bead.

 

3. Attach the thread at the rear of the shank and dub a small ball of dubbing. Tie in a pair of biots on each side of the body.

 

4. Tie in the larva lace so that it butts up to the lead wire (this will help form a taper for the abdomen).

 

5. Dub a smoothly tapered abdomen approximately 2/3 of the way to the bead and evenly rib the dubbing with the larva lace.

 

6. Tie in a 1/4" strip of thin skin and dub a thick ball covering half the thorax area.

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7. Fold the thin skin over the top of the thorax dubbing (leave a slight overhang over the abdomen) and tie down.

 

8. Once tied down, pull the thin skin tightly back and wrap a few thread turns over it to secure the thin skin.

 

9. Dub a second thick ball covering the remaining thorax and create a second wingcase as you did in Step 7. Trim the remaining thin skin off, cover the excess with thread, and dub a thin collar over the thread wraps. Whip finish behind the bead, clip off thread, and cement.

 

10. Using a needle or a dubbing teaser (velcro on a popsicle stick), pick out the dubbing from the thoracic dubbing balls to form legs.

 

The finished fly.

[nickt]

pretty sweet. i have a version similar to that one. nice and simple arent they.

[Tako]

Nice dude gonna have to give that a try

[TerryH]

Nice pattern Andrew. I'm with you on the choice of thin skin -- muchos easier and more durable than turkey quill and all the other olden days materials. Go with the flow materials wise -- synthetics rule. Terry