J. A. R. S. ...
... as in Just Another Rubberlegs Stonefly nymph.
The river I planned to fish today usually fishes well this time of year with big stonefly nymphs, and it tends to eat a lot of them.
So I figured to tie a couple spares before heading out. While I was thinking about it, it occurred to me that I hadn't done an FEB stonefly nymph in a couple years. And it also occurred to me that maybe I could incorporate tails in the FEB, ala Duck's Green Drake.
First cast produced a warm up ...
... and a better look at the new fly.
A few casts later ...
... a really fat 17" cutthroat.
And a while later, on upstream a way ...
... another fat 17" fishy, that really knew how to show off the fly ...
Fished on eight different stretches of water, the JARS took fish from five of them, with fifteen hooked and thirteen landed in about three hours of fishing. All but two in hand were cutthroat, and the other two were rainbows.
The FEB has several features which I think are improvements over the old rubberlegs stonefly nymph. Improved profile, more action, and better texture, and a shorter hook shank for better hook ups. Of course, some more field testing needs to be done to see if it will outperform the old model on a consistent basis.
John
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Originally Posted by AlanB
