Birds Stonefly

Written by DCarp

Birds Stonefly

RWFF Birds Stonefly

• Hook: Dry Fly, Size 4-8
• Thread: Orange
• Tail: 2 heavy Moose Hairs
• Body: Orange Floss
• Rib: Brown Palmered Saddle Hackle - trimmed
• Wing: Dark Bucktail or Fox Squirrel Tail
• Hackle: Furnace
• Antenna: 2 heavy Moose Hairs

HISTORY:

Developed by Cal Bird in the mid 1950's on the banks of Burney Creek in Northern California. It has become a standard Salmonfly pattern for over 50 years, particularly due to the marketing of Dan Bailey of Montana. The heavy hackling represents the whirring wings. Cal's original pattern trimmed the hackle on the top and bottom with some lacquering to keep the collar projecting out at the side, forward of the wingbase.