The massive stonefly hatches from the US, especially Montana, are well known. And seeing the shucks from them it’s no wonder that they can bring even the biggest trout to the surface. Depending on where you live, stonefly imitations can be a must-to-have in the box or a nice-to-have. In Montana it is a must have, in Scandinavia, nice-to-have. In Scandinavia we do have a quite a few species and they hatch across most of the season. The Yellow Sally (Isoperla grammatica) is a beautiful, medium sized stonefly and like it’s contemporary mayfly, yellow. It rarely brings fish to the surface but as with the early hatching February Red, it’s fun to catch a fish on the imitation, even if the same fish would take say a Yellow May Dun imitation. As with most imitations, less can do it, but the innovative Pro Sportfisher Trout System makes it fairly easy to tie an life like stonefly nymph imitation. Håkan Karsnäser will in this video demonstrate the tying of the Isoperla nymph in an easy way.
Hook: Ahrex FW 530 – Dry Sedge # 16
Thread: Light Cahill
Wing: Pro Sportfisher Adult Stonefly Wing, dyed yellow with permanent marker
Body: Superfine Amber
Hackle: Grizzly dyed pale yellow
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