Sallies

It's the time of year that we see Yellow Sally stoneflies in the evenings along the western rivers.  I was seeing them in Montana back in June, I saw one last week on the catch and release water of the upper Lewis River in Western Washington.  They are quite a neat bug to imitate and the tying fisherman can have a good selection of flies covering this hatch.

Below are my ties of the popular Headlight Sally pattern.   I had made these to cover this great regional hatch.  They work very well on the Yakima River and are easy to tie!  As you can see, I experimented with several types of posts.  What is the "red dot" you ask?  An egg sac imitation made of dollar store fingernail polish!  Just predip your precut bodies and let dry.  It holds up well and is easy to use on foam.