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RIO's Morrish Fluttering Stone

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 2XL-3XL dry/hopper hook, 6-10
  • Thread orange 6/0

Materials

  • Foam, 2mm Orange belly / dark brown over-body (1 strip)
  • Deer hair Dark natural elk hair (1 wing bunch)
  • Krystal Flash Pearl flashabou (4-6 strands)
  • Round rubber legs, barred Brown/orange round rubber legs barred (2-3 pairs)

How to tie it

  1. Cut a tapered foam strip about 1.5 shank lengths long (orange under, dark over if layering) and segment an extended body off the back with 3-4 tight thread bands so it reaches one shank length past the bend.
  2. Bind the foam body onto the shank, wrapping forward and back to the 60% mark to seat it flat on top.
  3. Stack a bunch of dark deer hair and bind it flat over the body as a wing, tips reaching just past the bend. The buoyant hair and foam keep it riding high in rough water.
  4. Lay 4-6 strands of pearl Krystal Flash under the wing for the fluttering-adult sheen and trim to wing length.
  5. Add rubber legs in two pairs, one at each side, figure-8'd at the front of the body so they splay and kick.
  6. Fold the remaining foam forward over the thorax to form a slim head (stoneflies have narrow heads, so keep it tight) and lock it down just behind the eye, adding a final pair of legs at the head if desired.
  7. Whip finish under the foam head and cement the wraps. Trim the legs to about one shank length.

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