These bugs mark the beginning of "dry fly season" across the ... of early-season stonefly hatches. The pattern you'll need specifically is the golden stonefly. Both the nymph and adult version ...

Chubby Chernobyl — The Chubby is a go-to dry fly that is the perfect imitation of a golden stonefly or grasshopper. Often used as the top fly in a dry-dropper setup, it is easy to see, floats like a ...

Numerous stonefly nymph and adult patterns have been created. When conditions are right and the trout are seeing and keying in on the natural insects, most fly imitations that capture the size ...