EZ Alloperla

Created by Jeff Morgan

HOOK: Dai Riki 300 size 12-16 THREAD: Chartreuse 8/0 BUTT: Two wraps of red dubbing BODY: Chartreuse-green dubbing WING: Chartreuse CDC

Uses

Matches adult green stoneflies. Green stoneflies are common in small and medium sized streams, hence they are often missed by those anglers who flock to the big rivers--and big stoneflies--that are frequently written about in magazines and books.

 
This uncomplicated pattern is sufficient for most small streams. Why mess with hackle, parachutes, deer hair, and other froo-fraw when a simple fly can be cheaper and faster to tie--and more realistic? Plus, the innocent trout of the small streams frequented by green stoneflies are not very discerning.

 
The red dubbing on the butt matches the eggs carried by female green stoneflies when they return to the river to oviposit.

How to Fish

Use standard dry fly tactics. Most of the action will be within ten feet of the river bank.

Tying Instructions

1. Tie on thread.

 
2. Make two wraps of bright red dubbing at the end of the hook shank

 
3. Dub a thin chartreuse body.

 
4. Take two chartreuse CDC feathers and match the tips up so they extend 20% longer than the hook shank. Tie in.

 
5. Build a small head with chartreuse thread, or dub a small head of chartreuse dubbing.

 
6. Whipfinish and cement head.