AKA bullethead Stimi. Use it as a hopper or a stonefly (ergo the name)

hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - UTC 140 yellow
tail - deer hair bleached
rib - x-small wire copper
body - poly yarn yellow
hackle - ginger grizzly (undersize by 2)
wing - deer hair bleached
head/collar - elk hair bleached
legs - medium rubber yellow


Part 1

Mash down barb; start thread at eye, cover gap width




original had Barry Bonds/Patrick Swayze-sized head so we''ll bulk this one up with double-walled construction; clean, stack measure (hook width + gap) a clump of bleached elk




tie in with 2 soft loops; slowly tighten, let it flare and spin






push the hair back and wrap thread forward to eye




pull hair forward around hook; 2 more soft loops, hold on to tips, tighten, let it flare, but not spin






trim butts, wrap thread to bend