Another key place to use stimulator patterns is around log jams or near rocks that extend out of the water's surface. Fish will have a hard time passing up these hefty morsels as they plop down on the water's surface. Keeping this process in mind, some of the most ideal places to fish stimulator patterns would then be near the bank just downstream or downwind from overhanging vegetation. Once on the water and void of their eggs, these flies either drown or are greedily eaten by trout. Near dusk the female stoneflies gather in hoards and return to the river to lay their eggs. During this courting process flies are often blown down to the water's surface or fall out of overhanging vegetation. As the day warms, the adult flies will become active and begin their search for a mate. Once they mature, these nymphs crawl out of the water and discard their shucks for a fresh pair of wings. Stonefly nymphs live on the stream bottom, clinging to rocks, sticks and whatever else is available. To best understand when and where to fish stimulator patterns, it is useful to understand the lifestyle of the critters they are generally used to imitate. In addition, larger sized earth toned stimulators can be used with great success to imitate the many summer hoppers seen along your favorite rivers. Tied in sizes 6-12 (yellow or brown dressing) stimulators are hard to beat as stonefly patterns. Tied in sizes 10 to 16 (tan or olive dressing) stimulators can be an excellent caddis imitation. The stimulator can be used effectively from early spring through summer as it effectively imitates a number of winged insects. The stimulator fly is one of those fly tying patterns that does not necessarily denote a specific fly, but more an arrangement of patterns to use with differing color variations.
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