Tungsten Jigstone

“The fly is cast directly above the pocket, the rod tip parallel to the water at the finish. As the fly races downstream and through pocket, the rod tip is kept pointed at the spot where the fly should be. When the fly clears the lower end of the pocket, it is immediately picked up and shot back upstream.

The above is repeated ten or fifteen times in rapid succession . . . This type of water should be stone fly water . . . “

This is a nymphing technique called the Pot Shooting Method described by Charles E Brooks in his book The Trout and the Stream (1974).

Mr. Brooks' description of fishing heavy stone fly nymphs on stout tippets intrigued me from the get go, and was the inspiration of the Tungsten Jigstone. Stone fly imitations work well throughout the Truckee River.

The Tungsten Jigstone is heavy, durable and do-able. A philandering little nymph, triggering cues of acceptance, exposing flash and displaying class. Euro nymph it. Dead drift it. Fish it under a bobber. Fish it by itself. Fish it with others. Just fish it. It is the spark which ignites the fire of an absolutely well-thought out technique, gifted to us by a great mind of the past. Bless you Mr. Brooks. Behold the mighty Jigstone!

Riot Stone

Rubber. Biot. Riot.

The Riot Stone is a delightfully fun fly to tie and fish. Its triggers are covered. Its profile, dialed. And its fish catching abilities are on point. It catches a ton of fish! And not just dimwitted truck-trout. The Riot Stone fools the wild wily fish in the Truckee River. If wild Truckee Trout accept them, that should give lots of confidence elsewhere.

The Riot Stone is simple and effective. Its tungsten bead drops it into trout world quickly. And it comes in all the right sizes and colors for anglers who concern themselves with stonefly nymphs.

The Riot Stone works great as a heavy anchor fly in its bigger sizes #10,12. It also performs as a dropper fly in its smaller statures #14,16. Covering the gambit of imitating large Golden Stoneflies, medium sized Skwalas, and the smaller Yellow Sallies.

This fly is put together well. Bang it against a few rocks. Catch several fish with it. Durability is its middle name!

The one thing we do not want to do is keep this fly Quiet.