Trina's Stimi Stone variation SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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Floatation should not be an issue. Golden stone shown here; change size and color to suit your local emergence.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - UTC 140 tan
egg sac - 2mm foam black
body - 1mm foam tan
body hackle - ginger (undersize by 2)
rib - x-fine wire gold
binder strip - 2mm x 2mm foam
wing - yearling elk
legs - medium rubber barred tan
thorax - Ice Dub golden brown
front hackle - grizzly

Part 1

insert needle in vise, then black foam on the needle; start thread

fold foam forward; 2 soft loops (so the foam isn’t cut), pull tight and create first segment

pull foam back, move thread forward on needle

create next segment; repeat, repeat, repeat, then cover with thread to create underbody

tie in tan foam, tie in rib

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Part 2

brush on a little Super Glue, then wrap body; tie off and trim

tie in hackle

wrap hackle to the back, capture tip with wire, rib body, tie off and trim; slide it off the needle

mash barb, mount hook, start thread; tie in binder strip (sorry, forgot to take a picture)

mount body on hook (extend back about shank length); a little Super Glue on the binder strip would be a good idea

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Part 3

clean, stack, measure (body length) a clump of elk; tie in, trim butts

add legs

tie in front hackle

dub thread, dub thorax

wrap hackle, tie off, trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

trim appendages

dorsal

semi-ventral

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that would float…but…

ain’t nobody got time for dat! LOL

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First time through under 8 minutes. Tie one that floats all day or a bunch that you have to swap out when they get soaked? :smiley:

Regards,
Scott

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Great job, as always, Scott! Quick question: In the photos of the body, it looks as if the tan foam is trimmed at the tie-in for the body hackle. But with the body mounted on the hook (last photo, Part 2) it looks like there is tan foam right behind the eye of the hook sticking out of the thread wraps. Did I miss something?

Thanks!
Arnie

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Arnie,

I’m the one that missed something - forgot to mention the foam binder strip (fixed that), which really helps anchor the body to the hook. Thanks for pointing that out.

Regards,
Scott

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Now I get it! Thanks Scott!