Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of numerous weak-flying insects of the order Plecoptera, whose flat, elongated nymphs live under stones along the banks of streams. Adult and larval stoneflies are used as fishing bait. Also called plecopteran.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- n. primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones
Examples
“Nymph: A size 10 or 12 black stonefly is standard, but Hare's Ears and others work.”
“The Nant Fawr Stream that threads through the site provides a haven for further insects such as mayfly and stonefly and also a home to brown trout, eels and even the odd otter.”
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“I also found that a tan stonefly nymph with a bead head will make bream go crazy.”
“Nymphs: Pheasant tail, * gold ribbed hare's ear, stonefly”
“He runs 17 to 24 inches of line from the eye of this fly, then attaches a stonefly nymph [c].”
“Nice, bring lots of big black anything, the stonefly hatch is usually good right now.”
“All submitted comments are subject to the rules set forth in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. from rdorman wrote 6 weeks 3 days ago the black/gold stonefly hatch, just like to watch them divebomb there eggs into the stream”
“Yes | No | Report from rdorman wrote 6 weeks 3 days ago the black/gold stonefly hatch, just like to watch them divebomb there eggs into the stream”
“I've even hooked fish with a stonefly in rivers where there aren't any naturally occurring stoneflies.”
“I've hooked countless trout on a stonefly, and I never leave home without one.”
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