Stoneflies are certainly one group of insects you should imitate when you are fly fishing the streams of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Stoneflies are present in all the streams and in very abundant quantities. Selecting a fly to imitate them is a much simpler process that selecting flies to imitate mayflies or caddisflies. They have only two stages of life anglers are interested in – the nymph and the adult.
By far the most important stage to imitate is the nymph. That’s because the nymphs crawl out of the water to hatch. The only time the adults are going to be on the water is when the female deposits here eggs or when the male falls into the water after completing his function in life. Depending on the species, the egg laying often occurs during the night.
Capniidae Family Winter Stonefly/Snowflies
Nymph:
“Perfect Fly” Winter Stonefly Nymph, Hook size 16
Adult:
“Perfect Fly” Winter Stonefly Adult, Hook size 16
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Leuctridae Family Needleflies:
Nymph:
“Perfect Fly” Needle Stonefly, Hook size 18
Adult:
“Perfect Fly” Needle Stonefly Adult, Hook size 18
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Nemouridae/Taeniopterygidae Family
Little Brown Stoneflies:
Nymph:
“Perfect Fly” Little Brown Stonefly Nymph, Hook
size 12, 14
Adult:
“Perfect Fly” Little Brown Stonefly Adult, Hook size
12, 14
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Chloroperlidae Family Little Green
Stoneflies:
Nymph:
“Perfect Fly” Little Green Stonefly Nymph, Hook
size 16
Adult:
“Perfect Fly” Little Green Stonelfy Adult, Hook size
16
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Perlidae Family Golden Stoneflies
Nymph:
“Perfect Fly” Golden Stonefly Nymph, Hook size 12
Adult:
“Perfect Fly” Golden Stonefly Adult, Hook size 12
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Perlodidae Little Yellow Stoneflies
(Yellow Sally)
Nymph:
“Perfect Fly” Little Yellow Stonefly (Yellow Sally)
Nymph, Hook size 14
Adult:
“Perfect Fly” Little Yellow Stonefly (Yellow Sally)
Adult, Hook size 14
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Pteronarcella Family Giant Stoneflies
Nymph:
“Perfect Fly” Giant Black Stonefly, Hook size 6
Adult:
“Perfect Fly” Giant Black Stonefly Adult,
Hook size 6
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