Golden Stonefly adult General Information:
On occasion, the female Golden Stoneflies can be seen depositing her eggs during the daylight hours, which is contrary to other giant stoneflies. Therefore the angler has an opportunity in the late afternoon to catch the trout feeding on giant egg laying stoneflies. However, you most probably will not find them in large numbers such that they would cover the waters.
As with all stoneflies, the golden stoneflies do not get in the water until after the female deposits her eggs. After mating the female will dip down and deposit her eggs on the surface of the water. After depositing her eggs she will fall into the water. The males will hatch, mate and die out of the water, and then fall spent on the banks; never having been in the water at all.
If you see the females dipping down to skim the water brushing off the eggs, you may see the trout eating the stoneflies. This activity will usually occur late in the afternoon unless the clouds have covered the sun which would cause them to begin earlier in the day. When you see this activity you should tie on the adult golden stonefly imitation and go for it.
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The females will deposit her eggs in the same spot of water where she was hatched and this should be the exact spot where your adult fly imitation should land. Spotting them as they deposit their eggs should not be a problem since the golden stoneflies are large enough to see even in the late afternoon lighting.
See the new double sided fly boxes.
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