EA Stonefly X 2.0

Foam Extended Abdomen Stonefly X Version 2.0

Tis is another variation of my Stonefly X pattern... simplified the steps and quicker tying for fishing, with a rounder abdomen, higher floatation... but overall the idea are similar...

The Stonefly X with floating yarn as wing

 The Stonefly X 2.0 with additional foam at belly for extra floatation

The Stonefly X 2.0 with additional foam at belly for quick tying

The same technique, you can choose to have extra foam under belly or with our...your choice..!

Material List:

2mm Close Cell foam

Barred rubber legs

Goose biot

Pheasant Tail fibers

Polypropylene Floating Yarn

Dubbing

Daiichi 1167 Klinkhamer Hook size 8 and 10

Step by step tying instructions:

 

Prepare a sewing needle.. wind in some thread, cut 2 pcs of foam...as per the shape in the photo

Tie in the foam... you will notice, this version.. I tie in extra foam compare to the older version

Wind in the thread to the foam ( the extra length of foam is to make a rounder body and add in extra floatation )

Choose a long and fine Goose biot... 

Tie in 2 pcs of selected goose biot

Firmly pull over the foam, wind in the 1st segment

 

 Now fold over the biot, tie down at the segment... this will be the tail

 

 Wind in a few more segment, at the last segment, tie down tight..

 

Remove the abdomen portion, tie down to the hook, then prepare a thread base on the hook shank

 

Tie down the bottom layer foam to the hook

 

Fold the foam over the hook eye, tie in the rubber legs

Dub in some dubbing to split the legs

Tie down the foam

 

Tie in some floating yarn as inner wing

Fold over the bottom foam and tie down ( you can also choose not to tie this additional step, just cut away the extra bottom foam )

Tie in the foam wing....Use a needle to bring 2 Pheasant tail fiber thru the foam to create the antenna

 Fold over the foam, tie down to create the head

 

 Tie in a Hi Vis foam as tag... Trim the extra foam

Drop some Loon Hard Head as eye... you may even wind in some orange thread to make it as Salmonfly

Side view

Bottom view

Side view on a variation with-out the foam at belly... quicker tie version

Bottom view

Cheer... I hope everyone enjoy tying and fish with this....

 

Foam EA Stonefly X

Foam Extended Abdomen Stonefly X

Picture of Stonefly from the website

Material List:

2mm Close Cell foam

Barred rubber legs

Goose biot

Pheasant Tail fibers

Polypropylene Floating Yarn

Dubbing

Daiichi 1167 Klinkhamer Hook size 8 and 10

Step by step tying instructions:

Prepare a sewing needle.. wind in some thread

Cut 2 pcs of 2mm close cell foam about 6mm width, tie in at the end

Tie in 2 pcs of goose biot

Pull over the foam, wind in the 1st segment

Now fold over the biot, tie down at the segment... this will be the tail

Wind in a few more segment, at the last segment, tie down tight..

Remove the abdomen portion, tie down to the hook, then prepare a thread base on the hook shank

Tie down the bottom layer foam to the hook

Tie down the barred rubber legs, the legs should be same length with the abdomen

Dub in some dubbing, so the dubbing will push the legs toward the back

Tie down the foam

Cut the foam to 3 section... keep the middle section slightly bigger

Tie in 2 portion of floating yarn

Tie down the yarn, trim the extra. Tie in another foam about 4mm width

Tie in the rubber legs

Dub in some dubbing to split the legs

Trim the legs, and fold over the center foam, tie down

fold over the side foam and tie down, trim the foam

( The reason I have the yard split to 2 portion is you can have the option of a spent wing or close wing Stonefly when fishing )

Use a needle to bring 2 Pheasant tail fiber thru the foam to create the antenna

Fold over the foam, tie down to create the head

Drop a small drop of Gel Glue, tie down the foam as thorax... trim the foam

Drop some Loon hard head as eye... and the Stonefly X is ready to fly

Top View 

Side View

Bottom View

Have fun and tight lines...

Here is the Version 2.0 which is  quicker tie and with a hi vis tag for fishing...