Alberta Stone

Alberta Stone

contributed by Phil Rowley

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Materials

HookMustad R 74 #6-#10
ThreadBrown Gudebrod 8/0
TailBrown Goose Biots
RibFine Copper Wire
ShellbackBrown Pheasant Tail
Body, ThoraxMustard Yellow Seal’s Fur
WingcaseBrown Pheasant Tail (Left over remnants from shellback)
LegsGolden Brown Super Floss
HeadGold Bead

Notes

Fished for Fraser Valley cutthroat on the Harrison River when matching the baitfish hatch is not working, imitating the golden stone nymphs that live among the deadfall and along the shore. The article's author found it effective when drifted or stripped through rising cutthroat near the boom sticks, drawing confident takes where the minnow pattern had failed.