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Little Black Stonefly

Dry Fly · Trout · Grayling · Beginner · 1 version

Classic Recipe

• Hook Standard dry fly, 16-18
• Thread Black 8/0

Materials

• Body Black dubbing (slim)
• Wing Dark deer hair or dun hen tip (flat over body)
• Hackle Black, sparse (2 turns)

How to tie it

1. Dub slim black body
2. Tie small flat wing
3. Sparse hackle
4. Whip finish

Tying videos

• Little Black Stonefly — Tim Flagler (Tightline Productions) (Orvis News)
• Little Black Stonefly — Tim Flagler (Tightline Productions) (MidCurrent)

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