The Skwala Stonefly or Spring Stonefly is a great indication that warmer weather and runoff are coming soon. This hares ear variation is a snack for trout looking for a big easy meal after feeding primarily on midges and tiny bugs all winter. With a heavy tungsten bead and flashy orange ribbing, this fly quickly gets into the feeding zone and has just enough flash to stick out from the crowd in off-colored water. The Semperfli Dirty Bug Yarn body adds durability and saves time at the vise.
Ingredients & Recipe
- Hook – Umpqua XC400 – Size 10
- Bead – Hareline Mottled Brown 3.5mm
- Thread – 50 Denier Semperfli Nano Silk – Copper
- Tail – Hareline Natural Hare’s Mask
- Body – Semperfli Dirty Big yarn – Litchen
- Rib – Veevus Holographic Tinsel – Orange
- Legs – Hareline Krystal Flash – Black
- Resin – Loon Outdoors UV Clear Fly Finish
- Wing Case – Chose your favorite backing material or cut a strip of black plastic from the hook package
Tools Used
- Vise – Peak Rotary
- Scissors – Dr. Slick
- Razor Bobbin – Rite Bobbin
- Standard Whip Finish – Dr. Slick Standard
- Tool Kit – Loon Tool Kit
