ALL PURPOSE ISONYCHIA
Loon Outdoors’ fly tier Hogan Brown demonstrates step-by-step how to tie the All Purpose Isonychia, a versatile mayfly imitation.
BLOODY MARIA
DESCRIPTION
Jeff Ching’s Bloody Maria is one of the most effective patterns for targeting American Shad. This fly was developed on the American River in Sacramento, CA and can be swung, dead-drifted, jigged, twitched, and everything in between.
MATERIALS
| Hook | TMC 2457 #10 |
| Bead | 3.2mm (⅛”) Gold Bead |
| Tail | Krystal Flash - UV Pearl |
| Flashabou - Small Pearl | |
| Ice Dub - UV | |
| Flash ’n Slinky - Anchovy | |
| Thread | Red Danville 210 Denier |
| White Danville 210 Denier | |
| Body | Fluorescent Chartreuse Ultra Wire - Brassie |
