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nymph
Rowley Stone
- Sizes
- #6–#10
- Imitates
- stonefly nymph · golden stone · salmonfly
- Origin
- Gilbert Rowley
A large stonefly nymph with Black Goose biot tail, dark brown Net Back foil abdomen, Semi Seal bronze-peacock dubbing, Krystal Flash and turkey-flat legs, and a Bighorn Orange sow-scud collar.
Recipe
This is one dressing. Tie it in other colors to match the hatch in front of you.
- HookDai-Riki 135 size 6 OR Hanak 230 BL size 8 · Dai-Riki
- BeadGold Brass or Gold Tungsten
- ThreadUTC 140 — Black · Danville
- TailBlack Goose Biots
- BodyNet Back Foil — Dark Brown
- Rib3X tippet
- ThoraxSimi Seal — Bronze Peacock
- CollarWapsi Sow Scud Dubbing — Bighorn Orange
- LegsBlack Krystal Flash + Black Turkey Flats
Workbench
Variants
Swipe to see In box and Add
| Size | Bead | Body | In box | Add to box |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 | — | — | — | — |
| #8 | — | — | — | — |
| #10 | — | — | — | — |
At the vise
Tying notes are not on file for this pattern.
Tying video
Fishing now on
Rivers whose hatch chart names this pattern this month. Names and sizes only.
Not named on this month's hatch charts.
On the water
Tie both the tungsten and the brass-bead versions — one as an anchor, one for slower water. Net Back foil is the heart of the pattern.
History
Gilbert Rowley developed and tested the Rowley Stone on small streams in his home state of Utah. It took a couple of years to fine-tune the materials, but since then he has fished it across the Western US with great success. Anytime large stoneflies are in the river system, the Rowley Stone is his go-to. The key material is the Net Back foil, which gives the fly a beautiful segmented look that plain dubbing can't match. Gilbert carries the pattern in both the dark and golden versions, and tied with both heavy tungsten and lighter brass beads so he can adjust to water depth and speed.