Bullethead Stone SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
1

Serendipity meet skwala; bullethead version of Bloom’s Dead Foam Stone in olive tones. Change colors to suit bug.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - UTC 140 olive/yellow
egg sac - foam black
tail - biots olive
body - Congo Hair olive (twisted)
rib - UTC yellow
underwing - landscape fabric
wing - deer hair
legs - rubber medium olive barred
indicator - foam strip
head - deer hair olive

Part 1

mash down barb and attach thread at head (gap width)

cut, clean and stack a clump of deer hair; measure for length (hook shank)

trim to length, hold clump on top of hook at head; 2 soft loops right behind hook eye

pull tight

and allow hair to spin

trim butts

wrap hook shank with thread

brush a little Super Glue

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Part 2

taper tip of foam strip and tie in

wrap back to point above barb

fold foam over to create egg sac and wrap

tie in biot tail near

and far

tie in clump of Congo Hair

tie in ribbing; I initially tried spanflex (shown here) but that didn’t look right so I subbed tying thread

twist Congo Hair

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Part 3

and wrap forward; tie off and trim

wrap ribbing forward; tie off and trim

prep wing (hook gap width)

measure for length (hook shank), add a it of Super Glue and tie in

clean, stack and measure (hook shank) a clump of deer hair; tie in and trim butts

push hair at head back with finger (try to ensure even distribution around hook)

pull fibers back over body and tie down

realize you meant to use yellow thread; switch thread, repeat the previous 2 steps, then tie in legs (you can skip this step if you start with yellow thread - highly recommended)

add foam indicator, whip finish, SHHAN

trim out hair on underside and you’re done

Regards,
Scott

4

Simplified variation on a variation; Furry Foam body instead of twisted poly (Congo Hair) I used previously. Also omitted the wing and just let the hair from the bullethead suffice.

everything’s the same up to this point

trim a piece of Furry Foam and wrap it around the shank (seam on top of hook where underwing will cover it)

tie down Furry Foam at egg sac

create a segmented body with thread wraps

everything else is the same from this point on

serendipitous comparison

Regards,
Scott

5

Carnage stonefly; still trying to work out the kinks in this pattern.

Regards,
Scott