Pebble Bead Stonefly Nymph
By Gary Lewis


Courtesy Joe Warren
Joe Warren’s Pebble Bead Stonefly Nymph is a great choice for prospecting in the back eddies where trout watch the currents for their next morsel. Run this one beneath a strike indicator and tie on an All Purpose Rock Worm (see next week’s issue) as the dropper.
Tie this pattern with brown thread on a No. 4-6 long nymph hook. Put a bend in the shank about 2/3 to the eye. Wrap lead at the thorax. Tie the tail with brown goose biots. For the underbody, use brown poly yarn. Build the body with four to five root beer silver lined beads. For antennae, use brown rubber legs. Wrap brown dubbing for the thorax, use saddle hackle for the legs and tie down the wingcase with mottled turkey quill.