(Capnia vernalis)
Traditionalists expect these guys to show up in March but we often see our first Early Black Stoneflies in early February. They hatch in the mornings and afternoons. Emerge by crawling on to land, emergent rocks, and foliage.
This little guy is 9mm long, the wing protrudes 4mm past abdomen
I tie these little guys as follows:
I use a size 18, Mustad 94840 hook.
Start to wrap black 12/0 Giorgio Benecchi thread three hook eye lengths from the eye & wrap to the bend.
Dub black mole sparsely, wrap tightly to where you began the thread. Cover 1 hook eye length
in front of body with thread. Tie in black rooster hackle It can be a bit longer than normal, make
Two winds of hackle, tie off, trim top & bottom. Cover the hook eye in front of the hackle with
thread.
For the wing take a black hen hackle, tie it wonder wing style. The tip of the wing should
extend the length of the hook gap behind the abdomen. Lacquer the head and wing.
I believe these little guys are more important to the angler than they are to the fish, but anglers seem to enjoy fishing them.
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