Fly Tying with Hans- Fluttering Little Black Stonefly

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Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter ties a Fluttering Black Stonefly. The CDC split winging technique gives the appearance of the fluttering wing pairs of stoneflies. While the the fly in this video was tied to match the Early Black Stoneflies, the coloration can be adapted to other stonefly species. This style of fly is an excellent imitation of fluttering yellow sally stoneflies, when tied with a yellow body, red egg sack, and light yellow or cream colored CDC.
For the early little black stoneflies, tie this pattern in size 14-18. A strong fine diameter thread make a big difference when tying this pattern. Threads such as Tiemco's 16/0 or Veevus 14/0-16/0 are strong and build very little bulk. Using these threads on this pattern allow the tier to maintain a slender profile.
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[@hansrcsd]

Thanks Pieter. It does work well for mayflies too- see our video for the CDC Split Wing Sparkle Dun.

[@PieterSnyders]

Hey Hans, enjoyed that! Sure this technique can also be used for Mayfly

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

good idea. I have blue damsel flies that have a flourescent red orange egg sack on their tail in a small creek. this could do the trick. It's private wet land never fished by people. but the beavers took over and flooded over 1,00O acres on the bottom now is mixed with other fishes.

[@PieterSnyders]

Thank you Hans I will have a look. I am from South Africa, we do not have heavy hatches like in the States, the fish are a lot more free rising. Stonefly are also not that common

[@hansrcsd]

It can be depending on the light conditions. You can fish this fly behind another dry fly, one that is easier to see. In the late afternoon black makes a good silhouette in water with silvery glare. Thanks for watching

[@mattiafenti]

Isn't a bit hard to see a black 16 sized hook in the water?