classic Michigan dry fly · Unknown
Winnie's Black Stone
Also called Dark Stone
Unverified origin Winnie's career is documented, but no public source links him to this pattern.
History
Art Winnie ran a barber shop on Front Street in Traverse City with his brother Bert in the early 1900s, and Art tied flies there. He is best known for the Michigan Hopper, later reworked into Joe's Hopper, and the Michigan Caddis of the early 1920s.
This stonefly pattern, meant for the small dark stoneflies that hatch at the end of winter, is attributed to Winnie in the Michigan Dry Flies archive. No public source found describes it, so the dressing and the attribution still need checking.
Materials
| Hook | Dry, sizes 10 to 12 |
|---|---|
| Body | Gray yarn |
| Rib | Yellow |
| Wings | Gray goose quill sections laid flat over the back |
| Thorax | Peacock herl |
Sources
- Deschaine, T. "Just Old Flies: Art Winnie's Victory Fly." Fly Anglers Online, February 27, 2012.
- Osborn, J. "Classic Michigan Flies: Joe's Hopper." MidCurrent, January 28, 2013.
- Deschaine, T. Michigan Dry Flies archive.
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No photo yet. Every photo on michfly is of a fly tied for the site, so they're added a few at a time.
Original recipe cards for many Michigan patterns are kept at the Michigan Dry Flies archive, built by the late Tom Deschaine.