The Alberta Stone and Lightening Bug are two excellent flies to add to your river fly box! I have had success with both on our Eastern slopes rivers. I can still recall an outstanding day I had with Karen on the Crowsnest River nymphing with an Alberta Stone.
Alberta Stone
Hook: TMC 200R Size 8-12
Beads: 1/8 and 7/64th tungsten
Thread: UTC Wood Duck 8/0Tail: Brown Turkey Biots
Rib: Gold wire, small
Body: Golden Semi-seal
Shellback: Pheasant
Thorax: Pheasant and Gold semi-seal
Legs: Rubber brown
Lightening Bug (Larry Graham originator)
Hook: Mustad 3906 sizes 12-16
Thread: White 8/0
Bead: Silver
Tail: Pheasant
Rib: Silver wire small
Body: Silver holographic tinsel, medium
Thorax: Mirage opal tinsel, medium or large (shellback), peacock herl
Legs: Pheasant
Used a red marker to paint the white thread to create a red collar (Hot spot)
Watch Tim Flagler tie a Lightening Bug
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