Salmon fly patterns
{{Short description|Artificial fly patterns imitating the Salmon fly}}
Salmon fly patterns (not to be confused with flies for Atlantic Salmon) are an important collection of artificial flies used by fly anglers to imitate nymphal and adult forms of Pteronarcys californica a giant stonefly or salmon fly. Salmon flies are common in high gradient, freestone rivers and streams from Western Canada throughout the Western U.S. to Mexico in the Rocky Mountains and coastal mountain ranges. Nymphs live for three to five years before adult emergence which typically occurs in late Spring or early summer.{{cite journal |url=https://journals.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/wnan/article/viewFile/29798/28261 |author=Elder, J. A. and Gaufin, A. R. |year=1973 |title=Notes on the occurrence and distribution of Pteronarcys californica Newport (Plecoptera) within streams. |journal=Great Basin Naturalist |volume=33 |pages=218–220}} The long lifespan of the nymphal form provides year-round angling opportunities for fly anglers.
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Adult imitative patterns
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As described in Flies for Trout (1993), Dick Stewart & Farrow Allen{{cite book |title=Flies for Trout |last=Stewart |first=Dick |author2=Allen, Farrow |publisher=Mountain Pond Publishing |location=North Conway, NH |year=1993 |isbn= 0936644141}}
- Bird's Stonefly
- Fluttering Orange Stone
- Foam Stone
- Jug Head
- MacSalmon
- Rainy's Stonefly
- Sofa Pillow Improved
As described in Trout Country Flies (2002), Bruce Staples{{cite book |last=Staples |first=Bruce |title=Trout Country Flies - From Greater Yellowstone Area Masters |publisher=Frank Amato Publications |location=Portland, OR |isbn=1571882480 |year=2002}}
- Bar-X Stone
- Bing's Fluttering Stone
- Boehme Salmonfly
- Buck's Stonefly
- Bunyan Bug
- Doc's Stonefly
- Fluttering Stonefly
- Henry's Fork Salmonfly
- Jacklin Giant Salmonfly
- LC Moose
- Marcella's Trout Fly
- Montana Stone (Charlie Brooks)
- Nature Stone Dry
- Parks' Salmonfly
- Picket Pin
- Sofa Pillow
- Stonefly Adult
- Super Sofa Pillow
- Troth Salmon Fly
As described in Yellowstone Country Flies (2013), Walter J. Wiese{{cite book |title=Yellowstone Country Flies-The Fly Patterns of Parks' Fly Shop |last=Wiese |first=Walter J. |publisher=Walter J. Wiese |year=2013 |location=Gardiner, MT }}
- Prom Queen Salmonfly
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| File:ParksSalmonFly.jpg|Parks’ Salmon Fly
| File:Bunyan Bug -Orange Stone Fly- by Norman Means- A River Runs Through It Fame 2014-06-28 14-54.jpg|Bunyan Bug
| File:Henry's Fork Stone.jpg|Henry's Fork Salmonfly
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Adult attractor patterns
As described in Flies for Trout (1993), Dick Stewart & Farrow Allen
- Stimulator
As described in Trout Country Flies (2002), Bruce Staples
- Abbey
- Dry Muddler
- Madam X
- Bloody Butcher
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Nymph patterns
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As described in Flies for Trout (1993), Dick Stewart & Farrow Allen
- Bett's Stonefly Nymph
- Box Canyon Stone
- Brook's Montana Stone
- Girdle Bug
- Kaufmann Black Stone
- Montana Nymph
- Rubber Legs
- Superfly Swannundaze Stonefly Nymph
- Terrible Troth
- Whitlock Black Stone
As described in Trout Country Flies (2002), Bruce Staples
- Bitch Creek Nymph
- Birdwell Woven Stonefly Nymph
- Chapman Stonefly Nymph
- Giant Black Nature Nymph
- Grove's Stonefly Nymph
- Jacklin Giant Stonefly Nymph
- Henry's Fork Stonefly Nymph
- Madison River Nymph
- Marabug
- Soufal
- Thexton Black Stone
- Wood's Super Stonefly
As described in Yellowstone Country Flies (2013), Walter J. Wiese
- Minch's Black Stone
As described in Fly Patterns-Tie Thousands of Flies (2008), Randall and Mary Kaufmann{{cite book |title=Fly Patterns-Tie Thousands of Flies |last1=Kaufmann |first1=Randall |last2=Kaufmann |first2=Mary |year=2008 |publisher=Western Fisherman Press |location=Moose, WY |isbn=9781885212238 |pages=28–129}}
- B-Yotch Creek, GB
- Brett's Black Stone
- Braided Stone, Delectable Flash Back Big Red
- FFS Brown Stone
- Schlotter's Dark Glimmer Stone
- Chocklett's Black Gummy Stone
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| File:Brooks Montana Stone.jpg|Brooks Montana Stone
| File:Matt Minch Black Stonefly Nymph.jpg|Minch's Black Stonefly Nymph
| File:Kaufmann Black Stone.jpg|Kaufmann Black Stone
| File:Rubber Legs.jpg|Rubber Legs
| File:Montana Stone.jpg|Montana Nymph
| File:Box Canyon Stone.jpg|Box Canyon Stone
| File:Bitch Creek Nymph.jpg|Bitch Creek Nymph
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