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Stoneflies are classified in the order Plecoptera, and represent a giant bite of food to a trout. The californica or salmonfly hatches in the early part of the season, often overlapping high runoff. If the runoff is low, the salmonfly hatch can be one of the most memorable hatches that you can ever fish. The bugs are big, and the fish become stupid. The Skwala Adult Stonefly is very effective for imitating an adult salmonfly.
The Silhouette Dun style of Baetis mayfly is one of the most effective patterns to hit the water, and is effective at catching even the most selective fish on heavily fished waters.
Salmonflies, also know as the Giant Stoneflies, are an impressive and somewhat creepy looking bug, and a big meal for a trout. The Rogue Giant Foam Stonefly is our favorite pattern to imitate the adult salmonfly. Once the nymph crawls out of the river and hatches into an adult, they spend most of their time on nearby willow or alder branches. The adult salmonfly becomes most active during the afternoon, either returning to the water to lay eggs, or being blown into the water by gusts of wind. Knowing these traits of the salmonfly will help your odds during this very popular hatch.
The Robert's Yellow Drake is a classic deer body parachute dry fly originated by Clarence Roberts and is the pattern he is probably best known for. The post is large and bright; an easy to see solution for his friend George Griffith, who had lost the use of one eye during a fishing trip with Clarence.
This is quite possibly the only green drake pattern you need. Mike Mercer created the Profile Green Drake with a foam segmented body that is second to none. This fly is capable of holding up a dropper nymph, and worthy of any spring creek. Just buy it, fish it and buy some more.
If you take one of the best know attractor patterns, the Royal Wulff, and a pioneer of trout fishing as we know it, Jack Dennis, you get the ParaWulff. Jack didn't just make the pattern a parachute, he made a better parachute and gave a nod to the originator by keeping the split calf tail wing. This pattern never disappoints.
