Little Brown Stonefly Adults General Information:
The Little Brown Adult Stoneflies can live a long time after the hatch but before depositing their eggs and they can be seen along the banks of the streams at these times. So when you see them on the banks, it does not necessarily mean that they will be depositing their eggs on that day. They will deposit their eggs in the daytime or in the evenings depending on the particular species of stoneflies. Therefore you should fish the adult imitations only when the stoneflies are depositing their eggs.
Quite often when the egg laying is in progress, the water is cold making the trout metabolism low so they are not active enough to take the flies from the surface film of the water. However, there may be times during the day on any given stream that egg laying will occur. In these instances it is good to have an adult little brown fly imitation in your fly box.
Presentation Information:
The adult little brown stonefly will skip around as she deposits her eggs, you can just let your fly drift along in the current especially in the fast or rough waters or in the seams. As a rule, you may not expect a lot of catches when fishing this stage of the hatch. However, on any one afternoon in the winter or early spring, at the right time or the right stream, you may be very successful proving my earlier comments incorrect. Give it a try!
The adult little brown stonefly will skip around as she deposits her eggs, you can just let your fly drift along in the current especially in the fast or rough waters or in the seams. As a rule, you may not expect a lot of catches when fishing this stage of the hatch. However, on any one afternoon in the winter or early spring, at the right time or the right stream, you may be very successful proving my earlier comments incorrect. Give it a try!
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