Stimulator Fly Tutorial - McFly Angler Tying Session

Stimulators are a classic pattern that just works amazingly. It has been in the boxes of many dry fly fisherman since the 80's, and is still popular today. In fact its one of the most effective patterns for much of the west. It can mimic a stonefly or caddis. According to a few online sources (evergreentrout.org, and flyfishersinternational.org) it was created by Randall Kaufmann who loosely based his design off of the fluttering stonefly made by Jim Slattery, which itself was based off of a pattern called the sofa pillow by Pat Barnes in the 1940's which is very close to the stimulator we have today. So this pattern has been in some ways been developed and improved since the 40's.

Personally I like tying these in all black with red wire ribbing, this orange color, yellow, olive, and brown. They are all great colors to mimic specific forages in different rivers and seasons. I like to flatten the wing a little, as to not have it poof up as much as some you see online. The hackle choices also are important. I really like to down size the hackle for this fly, as it will sit better in the water that way, and in my opinion looks better.

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As always here is a list of materials I used.
Hook: Firehole 718 (size 8) - https://fireholeoutdoors.com/firehole...
Alternative Hook: Risen Natural Bend 200r - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/...
Thread: Veevus 10/0 in brown - https://www.flyartist.com/products/ve...
Wing and tail: Natures Spirit Stimulator Deer Hair (or comparadun hair) - https://www.flyartist.com/products/ha...
Wire: Fly Tying wire (small/copper) - https://www.flyartist.com/products/un...
Dubbing: FTD Bull Frog (caddis orange/light amber) - https://www.flytyersdungeon.com/Mater...
Hackle: Brown and Grizzly Dry Fly Hackle - https://www.flyartist.com/products/ha...
Head Resin: Solarez Ultra Thin - https://www.solarez.com/product/fly-t...

Tools.....
Vise: Renzetti Traveler - https://amzn.to/2t2FFmo
Bobbin: Stonfo Bobtec - https://www.flyartist.com/products/st...
Scissors: Risen Mitton - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/...
Bodkin - Pin Vise - https://amzn.to/2EQYQ4S
Whip finisher: Dr. Slick brass - https://amzn.to/2tGYwDW
Hair Stackers: Medium Sized Stacker - https://amzn.to/309qkxb. And ultra small Renzetti stacker - https://amzn.to/3riegFG
Fly Tying Bench: Oasis Walnut Compact Bench - https://www.oasisbenches.com/oasis-be...

00:00 Fly Description and Materials
02:13 Starting the Thread
03:44 Deer Hair Tail
06:24 Wire
07:07 Abdomen Dubbing
09:06 Abdomen Hackle
14:23 Deer Hair Wing
21:03 Head Hackle Tie In
22:02 Dubbing for the Head
23:18 Winding on Hackle
25:27 Finishing the Fly
26:29 Final Discussion

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