Golden Stones, Hoppers, and such ...
... are all in the near future on the freestone streams and rivers I fish in the Intermountain West and Northern Rockies.
For the past several years, an FEB Golden Stone / Hopper ...
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... has been a staple on cricks with golden stones and few, if any, hoppers, on cricks with hoppers and few, if any, golden stones, and cricks with a nice mix of the two over the summer months.
This grayling came from a SW Montana stream that has no golden stones at all ...
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... and this 20" Yellowstone cutt came from a small backcountry Montana river that sees little hopper activity ...
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Last summer, on my home water in Northern Idaho, the fly accounted for a 19.5" West Slope cutt ...
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... the biggest one I've caught there over the past four years. Got to say that when I saw this fishy coming to the fly from 5-6' down and away it was quite an intense time waiting for the eat and the hook set.
Follow the link for a "step by step" in the guise of a FOTW article.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...tw20090810.php
John
