I thought i'd post my first step by step, of a very effective and deadly fly... the stone bugger. Fishing it on a dead drift then letting it swing up is very effective...
This fly is in no way difficult, but will take you some time to build up proportions, it does take some time but is worth it.
Materials:
Hook: any hook from size 6-10 in streamer hook, straight eye or down eye.
Body: Squirrel Blend in Golden Olive
Legs: Ring Neck Pheasant cut in a V
Tail: Burnt Orange Marabou
Shellback: Brown Raffia (Swiss straw)
Thread: Black Uni 8/0
Prep:
To make the legs, you need to turn them into a V in these steps shown. You need 4 or 5 of these.
Snip this top part off
You need to then spread out your raffia and cut it in half
Steps.
1. Tie a Base Layer of thread along the shank
2. Tie in your marabou up the shank, tail should be anywhere from 1/2 shank length to a full shank, personal preference.
3.Next, take your raffia, tie it in all the way up the shank, make sure you have a solid length so you have a good amount to work with.
4. Dub your Golden olive squirrel blend into a section
5. take a set of legs, and put them tie them down on top of the dubbing section.
6. Fold your raffia forward, and then tie it up the shank a about 1/4"
SBS - Stone Bugger
Threaded Mode
