I'm new to fly tying and would like to know how to tie this pattern:

https://www.flyfishingpoint.net/#/es...onefly-creeper

Anyone know where I can find some instructions online?

Cheers
Alastair

There are loads of stonefly patterns around Alastair, I'm not sure how much fly tying experiences you have, but if your'e just starting out the stonefly would be a fairly hard pattern to start on as it has quite a few different components, although there are simpler less fussy versions around. I'm sure some of the more experienced fly tyers on here would be able to tell you what materials have been used on that one or as near as damn-it, if you are unable to find the pattern. You would then have to string it all together, if you look at how other stonefly patterns are made it might help you, it probably has an unde body of lead also. Best I can offer.

mark

Hi Alistair,

i'm far from an expert (you have to watch what you say these days ) but looking at the pic i think it's a pattern swimming with the hook-point up, as the thorax is made of two large goldhead beads with the wingcases mounted underneath. The abdomen looks woven, making it overall a pretty difficult pattern for a beginning tier, as Mark stated. You can simplify things by making a thick abdomen in black dubbing, ribbed with a 4 lb nylon. Put some lead wire under the abdomen and thorax (also black dubbing) and cover the latest with a black dyed pheasant tail wingcase (you can keep the nylon to make a segmented one), tails and (optional) legs are black goose biots. This insect will also fish on its back (as most leaded larvae and nymphs do) which is no problem as the stonefly larvae or plecoptera do not swim, but creep. When taken by the current they retract their legs, therefore i often omit them in my patterns (combing out the dubbing in the thorax will enhance the impression of movement). Sorry i can't send you any pictures. Hope this helps.

Kind regards,

Johan