Yellow Stimulator - The Stimulator is one of the best attractor dry flies around. Stimulators are extremely versatile. Use them as alone or with a dropper. Kudos to Randall Kaufmann for a great pattern. Great fished in sizes 6 down to size 18. - fly fishing video channel - Global FlyFisher

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The Stimulator is one of the best attractor dry flies around. Stimulators are extremely versatile. Use them as alone or with a dropper. Kudos to Randall Kaufmann for a great pattern. Great fished in sizes 6 down to size 18.
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From: Mark Libertone · mklibertone·at·yahoo.com
Submitted March 30th 2012

Unfortunately Randall Kaufmann is not the originator of this fly. It was first tied by a tier named Jim Slattery, who now lives in W. Yellowstone, Montana. It was loosely fashioned after the famous Sofa Pillow.



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