Stimulator Tutorial

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2010/11/19 14:41:21 (permalink)

Stimulator Tutorial

I don't know if we have one here yet or not, but it's a killer, essential pattern for small stream trouting.

http://dharmaofthedrift.blogspot.com/2010/11/fly-tying-tutorial-stimulator.html
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    bigfoot
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    RE: Stimulator Tutorial 2010/11/20 11:28:13 (permalink)
    One of my favoriteses. I use caribou instead of elk hair for the tail, and make it a little longer.
    See follow up post below.
    post edited by bigfoot - 2010/11/23 09:49:20

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    RE: Stimulator Tutorial 2010/11/20 19:53:26 (permalink)
    It's been a good patern for me, especially in Black, yellow and peacock.
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    RE: Stimulator Tutorial 2010/11/21 17:31:09 (permalink)
    Nice work Cold, even though I don't wanna think about tying any dry flies right now

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    RE: Stimulator Tutorial 2010/11/22 09:45:03 (permalink)
    Thanks guys. Orange body w/ yellow head has been my most productive, though that's just because that's what I tied the most of. I'm sure any other color scheme would have been equally productive on the small streams.

    Bigfoot, how long to you tie that tail? I'm guessing the caribou doesn't flare like elk either, making for a noticeably different profile. Care to post a pic?

    Dano, never tried black. Use it for stone adults? Grannoms? I too love the peacock variation. I tie it small (14-16) with a peacock body and head, and gray deer hair tail & wing to imitate the early season stonefly adults. Usually surface action for adult stones is pretty hit or miss, especially in late-March like that, but I always try to have 1 or 2 in my fly box, just in case I see a fish coming up for any downed adults.

    Norm, the night before my next steelie trip, I gotta tie up a bunch of glo-bugs, but other than that, I'm good for the winter. Other than spey/dee/salmon flies, I'm looking toward March and April now. Besides, I don't need to tie all those miserable nymphs. Dry or wet...no bottom-bouncing!
    post edited by Cold - 2010/11/22 10:25:50
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    RE: Stimulator Tutorial 2010/11/22 17:32:03 (permalink)
    Cold,
     #14 black works well for me with the early black stones and later in the season a #10 or #8 is good imitation for the perla stones.
    I could see the yellow being a good pattern for the october caddis and yellow salllies.
    I use a #10 and #12 peacock as a searching pattern on the Allegheny as those fish seem to like big flies.
     
     
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    RE: Stimulator Tutorial 2010/11/22 21:34:39 (permalink)
    A size 8 cream body/olive head has worked as a hopper (I guess) or a green drake for me.

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    RE: Stimulator Tutorial 2010/11/22 22:07:42 (permalink)
    Cold da man.

    mizleading thread title.

    Thought it about oral stimulator for women from da man. u no.

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    RE: Stimulator Tutorial 2010/11/23 09:45:43 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: bigfoot

    One of my favorites. I use caribou instead of elk hair for the tail, and make it a little longer.

    Ooops. Correction. Got my flies mixed up. I DO NOT use caribou for tails on  stimulators. Might try it sometime though.
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