Stimulator

hook: york bend 2 or 3x long. 8-14

thread: red uni 8/0 or your preference. usually red is the color choice though

tail: deer hair

abdomen: Dave whitlocks Golden stone dubbing

abdomen hackle: brown

rib: copper wire

wing: deer hair

thorax: brown or rust colored dubbing

thorax hackle: grizzly

 

Stimulators are one of my favorite flies. they look like stone flies, salmon flies, and grasshoppers. they can be a smash hit all summer

try some in smaller sizes with your deer hair proportionate to the body and in size 12 and 14 they can be a great attractor pattern