Stordal’s Killer

Stordal’s Killer

Hook - Partridge CS 42 size 4-6-8

Thread - Black

Tag - Fine silver wire or oval silver tinsel *

Tail - A few fibers of mallard or teal

Butt - Red fluorescent wool tied much longer than normal

Rib - Oval silver tinsel 

Body - Peacock herl

Beard - A nice bunch of rabbit fur, dyed fluorescent blue or marabou **

Wing - Dyed blue squirrel tail (bottom)

            Fitch tail or dyed black squirrel tail (middle) ***

            Mallard or teal fibers (top)

* I used oval silver tinsel

** I used a bunch of marabou

*** I used dyed black squirrel tail

Brown Owl & Improved Brown Owl

Brown Owl

Hook - Mustad R75-79580 or equivalent

Thread - Brown

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Underwing - Deer hair

Overwing - Teal flank feather

Collar - Grizzly hackle fibers (trim off top fibers)

The Brown Owl was created by Bob Broad of Errol New Hampshire and is best used to imitate the large Stoneflies that hatch on the area rivers.

The Brown Owl | Global FlyFisher | This very buggy looking streamer-slash-stonefly-slash-nymph caught my eye. Such a fly should be able to catch almost any kind of trout

Improved Brown Owl

Hook - Mustad R75-79580 or equivalent

Thread - Fire orange

Body - Gold embossed tinsel

Underwing - Deer hair

Overwing - Teal flank feather

Throat - Grizzly hackle fibers

Thorax - Peacock herl