Rich Strolis shares how to tie one of his winter flies, a little winter stonefly, in this fly tying video tutorial.
Winter Flies or Does It?
I guess it depends on who you ask but for me winter does feel like it is moving along pretty quickly, despite the 2-feet of snow we got this week. Never-the-less it is still winter, so let's talk winter flies. The last few weeks we covered some fun midge patterns that are great winter flies, but let's not forget our little stonefly friends. They are around too and trout like them, so we like them.
Winter Stoneflies
Small Winter Stoneflies, belonging to the family Capniidae (for you Latin lovers - no not the fun kind), are...well...small, for stoneflies anyway. Typically 7 to 10 mm in length (size 14 to 18) the winter stonefly emerges November through June - keep an eye out for them.
Small Winter Stonefly
Stonefly Identification Please
....slender, brown or blackish with no thoracic or abdominal gills; hindwing pads nearly parallel to body (are you getting all this); dorsal and ventral halves of abdominal segments 1-9 divided laterally by membranous fold (did you count them in the picture? you are now); second tarsal segment much shorter than first (I knew that); 3 ocelli (ok, now you lost me...they are small brown or black stoneflies, right?) I think you get the picture.
Where to Get Rich Strolis Flies
Rich guides on the Housatonic River and Farmington River in Connecticut and I am excited to see he is now offering his acclaimed flies via mail order. You can get in touch with Rich and order flies through his site Catching Shadows.
Happy Tying (or buying)!
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