When stoneflies re-enter the food chain

Tom Littleton wrote:
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Hi All,

On the stream I fish on, when the stone flies skitter
across the water to lay their eggs, they frequently loose
control and get stuck prostrate on the surface. Thus,
re-entering the food chain, much to the delight of the
local rainbow trout population. (Their strikes on them are
rather spectacular.)

Does anyone have a favorite pattern to simulate this?

Many thanks,
-T

Todd,
Most of the hairwinged, dry stoneflies were designed to imitate the larger
species of stoneflies, egglaying. Frankly,
any floating fly of the right size and roughly close color which you can
make skitter across the surface might get
an enthusiastic response.
Tom



Hi Tom,

I am thinking of a scene from Cutter's Bugs of the Underworld

http://www.flyline.com/shop/bugs_of_the_underworld/

where it shows such a prostrate stone fly from an underwater
angle. (It also shows a red band having his lunch on her.
It's a great shot!) The underwater "signature" is very
specific. I am just not finding anything I think matches
that shot.

-T

Great video by the way -- military intelligence for the
fly fisherman.