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Kaufmann's Stonefly

Kaufmann's Stone Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: TMC 300

Weight: .025 Lead Wire

Thread: Black Veevus 8/0

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Pat's Rubber Leg Stone

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Shamelessly simple

Some flies are so simple and use so few materials that it's almost embarrassing. They may even be ugly too ... but most of them are deadly efficient!

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