Cole's Stonefly SBS

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Howard Cole's wonderwing stonefly. Tied here as a skwala; change color/size to meet your needs.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #10
thread - MFC 8/0 brown
egg sac - 2mm foam black
abdomen - Fly Rite quill gordon dubbing (makes a nice olivish/brown/yellow)
underwing - dun saddle wonderwing style
overwing/indicator - calftail chartreuse
legs - rubber medium brown
hackle - brown-dyed grizzly


Part 1


Mash down barb, start thread at 2/3 mark and wrap back to bend




tie in foam strip (1/2 gap width); fold over, brush a little super glue, and tie down tag end








dub thread, dub body






prep saddle feathers