As I wrote, it was a good outing on Saturday at the Farmington. A 16.5″ Survivor Strain brown fell for a Pat’s Legs.

So, it makes sense that I’m seeing reports online of Golden Stoneflies getting active. Here’s one from Vermont:

Spring is in the air! Already seeing hatches and finding juicy little fish snacks like this guy everywhere! Feels good to be in the water again?? #gold #stonefly #nymph #czechnymphing #flyfishing #vermontflyguys #vermontflygals

A post shared by Chloé Salomone (@chloe_onthe_fly) on Apr 23, 2017 at 2:29pm PDT

I find that the Pat’s Legs and the Euro Golden Stone are great patterns in spring and summer. Brown trout in particular seem to like them. The Pat’s Legs I tie to suggest a Golden Stonefly is yellow and black:

Pat’s Legs on jig hook. Via @tightlineproductions. #flytying #barbless #euronymphing #flyfishing

A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on Apr 16, 2017 at 9:08am PDT

Here’s the materials list:

• Hook: a #8 jig hook (for the nymph here) or a #6/#8 Tiemco 5262 (this has a 2x shank length)
• Bead: Tungsten, 3/16″, locked in place with wraps of 0.02″ non-lead wire
• Thread: Orvis 6/0, black
• Legs: Montana Fly Company Barred Sexi-Floss, hot yellow, small. This material wiggles like crazy
• Body: Variegated chenille, medium, yellow/black

So, that’s it. It’s a very simple tie, and it is deadly. I also tie a version in variegated coffee/black for a more subtle color.

Have fun!