Winning Fly
John’s Skwala Stone
2000 - John’s Skwala Stone
A creation of Montana tier John Foust who first tied the Madam X was used by One Fly winner, Tom Tucker, who added a red stripe with a magic marker to enhance its appearance! Tom owes a great deal to his One Fly guide, Brandon Murphy. While using the Skwala and scoring big during the morning, Tom hit a fish just a bit too hard snapping it off. The trout would spit the fly and the Skwala floated back to the surface when another trout scarped it up. Again the trout rejected the fly and it floated to the surface. This time, Tom scooped it up, reattached the fly and proceeded to win the event.