Simple Golden Stone

Detailed instructions for tying a Simple Golden Stone Fly Nymph.
Hook: 3X-long nymph hook (here a Dai-Riki 285), sizes 8-16.
Bead: 7/64-inch, black.
Weight: Lead-free round wire, .020.
Thread: 8/0 or 70 Denier, yellow.
Dubbing ball: Australian possum, golden stone.
Rib: Ultra Wire, brassie size, gold.
Tails: Amber goose biots.
Back/Wingpads: pheasant tail fibers, dyed yellow.
Body: Australian possum, golden stone.
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[@gatocultismo]

8 years later, amazing. Thanks

[@dondre3000]

Tightline is the gold standard for online tying instructions.

[@finneganstanifer4286]

so true!!

[@santaellamedia7077]

awesome looking pattern! Bookmarked this one!! Cant wait to give it a go! Thank you!!!

[@slickydicky]

Something about these videos make me learn more and helps me becomes a better tier. Thanks bud

[@stevehargis4701]

Another in a series of awesomely done videos. Thank you for this.

[@dannyjett7225]

You sold me Tim. I have been tying some of your Evil Olives in size 20. A little tough with the Indexer. But I agree an awesome Saltwater vise. Here we come Mr. Regal. Thanks Tim I sincerely appreciate it.

[@entzijams]

I love an effective simple pattern that is not intimidating to tie. This one goes in the top 10 for me!

[@glennhagan9950]

Love it Tim! Gonna tie some this week.

[@tracys4161]

I'm going to whip up a bunch of these for my Deschutes River fly box. This is well within my fly tying wheelhouse!

[@phyzel9417]

Thanks for the great video! I can't tell you how many of your videos I have watched and how many of your techniques I have adopted. BTW, I can't wait for the next Orvis podcast you are part of. They a great listen.

[@karstenfoerster7509]

love this pattern. have been having great success with it since you posted this. I tie them in larger sizes such as 8 and 6 and use molted thin skin instead of pheasant tail and add hackle legs around the thorax.

[@chilidan7936]

I just caught the biggest trout of my (relatively short) flyfishing experience this weekend on this pattern that I tied myself. At least in my experience, it works! Thanks for an effective fly that I can actually tie reasonably well, and for excellent instructions.

[@arielzambianchi9584]

Felicitaciones !!! me encantan tus moscas, son muy prolijas ,con un atado claro ,facil y muy rendidoras !!! Saludos .Ariel Zambianchi desde Patagonia Argentina.

[@fishingmaniac98]

Very nice! Kinda sounds like you were sick there 😆

[@g0rkha75]

Awesome tying video..thanks a lot!!!

[@russelllieser4226]

Dude great fly. Going to the up.a bunch. Thanks fir you time on all your videos.

[@justinaldrich692]

It's hard not to like one of your favorite bug patterns you like to use even simpler. I do a TON with the Prince Nymph, mostly Variants since it catches me a lot of fish, but needs subtle change ups. Your Stone is definitely, to me, an improvement from the last. (Only in terms of speed......I'll admit it looks sexy too. Lol) Thanks Tim. - Justin.

[@richtawney9877]

I think I like this style of your videos better.

[@PRACERZ]

Very clean and sweet !

[@biologistangler7901]

This is one of my favorite patterns from the channel, although I have to disagree on one thing: I HATE losing these to the bottom! It is such a good looking pattern. It does flirt with that line between effectivness and tying time (is it worth the time it takes to tie?), but from my experience it's definitely worth it; and as time goes on I've become more efficient at tying them. They are also surprisingly resiliant as long as you use fly finish. Thanks!

[@Ryan-yp7zb]

Dude! I love it. Thanks.

[@shrevesoule3567]

Had some good luck with this pattern while fishing steele head in NY.

[@kcriggins1]

Gosh I love this pattern.

[@leemowers9395]

nice simple golden stone, thanks

[@Sithfury2024]

Thanks for sharing this video. I will be tying up a couple dozen of these beauties tonight as per your pattern! Awesome! 491st "Thumbs Up"!

[@MikeWitmerNatureJournal]

Nice fly!

[@sirmegallot3276]

I have been tying these up on size 12 Daiichi 1760s with a 3.2 mm gunmetal bead in black; boy do they look killer! I cannot wait to try them next year in the gorge on neversink, i know the fish there will absolutely go bonkers for this pattern! a much quicker tie than a kauffmans, and Im guessing its low profile helps get it into the zone fast. Love it

[@hahndooo]

Sir Megallot I'll cya there pal!

[@shroopable]

I think these simple stoneflies work just as well as the more realistic ones that might have three sets of biot legs, but do you ever encounter situations where a pats rubberlegs works just as well or better than this?

[@MrHackleStacker]

Great video. I still like that bluegrass/folk/acoustic stuff though ; )

[@sabiangriffin3713]

I find that flattening the lead free before wrapping it over with the thread helps keep the thread from falling in the cracks between the wraps

[@TheXeniaman]

I have caught a good many trout with this pattern.

[@RJudd42]

Amazing videos, my inspiration for beginning the hobby. Can you reccomend a good head cement for small (18-22) size flies? Or will any do with some thinner added? Thanks!

[@Twinhemlocks]

I’m wondering if this tied in black for early season stonefly hatch would benefit from antenna on the front?? What do you think? Great videos thanks for all you do

[@jarrettlandreth285]

Most efficient, sexy stonefly pattern I’ve ever seen, 100% tying this one from now on! You never cease to disappoint!

[@1StarSpangledBanner2]

Hello Tim. Thank you for your wonderful videos. I was wondering, being that we're going to be inundated with cicadas soon when the ground temperature reaches 63 degrees, do you have a preferred pattern for tying cicadas? Thanks!

[@brooktroutangler5917]

stainless revolution very nice

[@tightlinevideo]

Brooktrout Angler Yes, very, very happy with it. Still getting accustomed to it doing full rotary tying but almost there. The thing is a work of art in terms of fit and finish.

[@coopdog1492]

This fly killed on the Dream Stream last week.

[@davidtruesdell2304]

When does this pattern work best? I am just starting to tie and am wondering if I should tie this.

[@jackrouthier5867]

Where do you get your beeds I cant find any stores in my area that carry them

[@carlogert3714]

Think this pattern would still work tied inverted or on a jig hook?

[@randellgribben9772]

try using a bobbin for your lead wires.. easier to wrap this way, and much less waste

[@dannyjett7225]

Just thought i would say I bought a Dyna-King Ultimate Indexer because of your videos. So far I've been very happy with it. But now you show us a Regal Vise????? Sorry Tim. But now I'm caught between the two vises. Oh my aching pocket book. LOL. Do you like the Regal better than the Dyna-King? Don't mean to put you on the spot but I really do like the Regal.

[@tightlinevideo]

+Danny Jett They are both absolutely awesome vises and I really can't say one is better than the other. I will say, the Ultimate Indexer holds larger hooks, i.e. saltwater like nothing else out there because of the grooved jaws and the cam clamp. But, the narrower, more pointy jaws on the Regal allow you to get your finger tips in near the back of even the smallest hooks. Life's short, get both!

[@apocalypticangell]

Very nice Tim! What was the background music I really liked it.

[@tightlinevideo]

Joshua Coburn It's just buy-out music from Gene Michael Productions (gmpmusic.com), we've been using their stuff for years. Great selection and quite affordable. Glad you liked it, something a bit different from the usual bluegrass/folk/acoustic stuff.

[@IRieAsAVirus37]

What is that tool you are using in the beginning

[@redneckhippie3602]

Hey i noticed that you smash barbs on your flys does that make the fl Y look more natural and more realistic movement or does it just make the fly easier to get out of the fish when you catch them cause I've tried fishing barbless and not and i have hooked up on more fish without the hook being barbless so i was wondering if you could she'd some light on this issue for me because i have only benn fly dfishing for about a year and half semi regularly amd i dabbled dabbled in it for about a year before that and only went like 2 times realy fly fishing and i used it once cheating with a worm before that so i could break it in but I have been tying for the whole time started off with out a vice or any tools so if you could answer this for me i would give my thanks P.Ś. good luck fishing

[@RTAlabama]

I would add - what's easier to drive into a piece of wood - a wedge or a nail? Been fishing barbless for 30 years and the only secret, if you want to call it that, is keeping tension on your fly line. Most f the time you can release the fish without ever touching it and that's a huge plus for survival.

[@flyfisher2266]

Have you thought about doing a video on your fly tying bench?

[@tightlinevideo]

Fly Fisher22 I've been asked this question a couple of times, but my tying bench is now set up way more for shooting video than it is for actual tying. It is more like a "movie set" than a regular, useful tying bench. I do keep things simple though, just a pedestal vise and a small tool caddy that holds only commonly used tools. All materials are stored in zip lock bags which are then placed in cheap stackable plastic drawers. To me, it is the storing and then quickly accessing of materials that's the key to efficient tying and I am no expert. My system baffles me sometimes and would be next to impossible for someone else to understand.

[@pierrejoubert394]

What UV resin applicator is that?

[@dustinmasters5363]

Great video as usual. What uv resin are you using?

[@tightlinevideo]

Dustin Masters It's a new product called Bondic that I like a lot. Available through Amazon and others.

[@jimmyx38]

Wow! Tim your voice is rough in this one. You must have been sick. You sound like the guy who does movie trailers. Great pattern! TY Loved the last podcast with Rosenbauer. Cheers!

[@tightlinevideo]

+Jim Bot Yeah, that was a bad summer cold that hung on for weeks, but as they say "the show must go on". The podcasts with Rosenbauer are a lot of fun to do, I kinda forget we're doing something other people will be listening to, it really just seems like a casual conversation.

[@jmoneyhd8531]

I thought the same thing.

[@555aljaz]

You have some nice vids :) where did you learn all this stuff ?

[@tightlinevideo]

555aljaz It took about 30 years (I guess I'm a slow learner). I have also been really lucky in that I've been helped along the way by some true experts over the years. Their information and willingness to share it has been invaluable and these videos certainly would not be possible without their contributions.

[@brooktroutangler5917]

no need for the separate wingpads if putting UV on them no?

[@tightlinevideo]

Correct. The real reason to tie down twice is to have and lock down two smaller dubbing noodles for the thorax rather than one really large one. If you use thinner UV adhesive, the two wing pad effect does show up quite well.

[@myburgh13]

The biggest problem with the videos on this channel is that they make all other tying instructions, online or otherwise, seem sloppy and amateurish.

[@sirmegallot3276]

All except for davie mcphail

[@codycampbellfishing2007]

Sir Megallot true

[@EricReichbaum]

Hey Tim, I know this is an old video, but just wondering if you still use Bondic? Do you recommend it?

[@tightlinevideo]

I don't use Bondic anymore. Unfortunately I have become extremely sensitized to virtually all UV cure resins and can no longer use them for tying or even be near someone that is. UV cure resins are a tremendous tool for tying flies, just be aware that there are some pretty significant risks to using them. Be sure to read all the warning labels and follow all the safety protocols. Had I done this, I might still be able to use them.

[@EricReichbaum]

@@tightlinevideo Oh wow, I didn't realize you developed an allergy to them over time. I did see that you had a reaction to one, but thought it was a specific ingredient that caused it. I'll take a look at the warning labels before I use them again. I have a feeling ventilation is important, which I currently don't have much of in my tying shed...

[@keiranrooker7981]

I can’t find spoils of lead free wire but I really wanna tie these and not be afraid to fish them properly right by the bottom I have lead wire but I would prefer not to leave any lead in spring streams

[@SirPraiseSun]

lead free stuff is overpriced lead is poison n everywhere

[@williamjohansson7965]

This fly looked much harder then it was

[@keiranrooker7981]

This pattern is kinda difficult (for me personally) because my eyes aren’t that good I usually tie on a size 12 or 10 as I have golden stones in my stream around 2-3 inches big as nymphs

[@krikauflyfishing]

Gone away from Dyna-King?

[@tightlinevideo]

Kim Krikau Jensen Still have the Dyna-King Ultimate Indexer but the Regal Stainless Steel Revolution and their new Travel Vise (I got it with midge jaws) were just too nice to hold off any longer. Some times changes is good, very good!

[@goldenstone4023]

El que able español es mi amigo\a

[@levi2bear]

I agree, realism is nice, but I loose way to many flies to spend 20 minutes on a single fly tie.

[@jasrobsny]

sounds like you have a cold for this one.

[@SirPraiseSun]

this man just said he simplified this fly then he said its cheap and a quick pattern, nice troll

[@jacobstarr9010]

You sounded ill in this video but nonetheless great

[@jeffarmstrong9324]

There’s a ton of bad fly tying creators out there, this is NOT one of them.