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| Landlocked Salmon Isonychia tied by Mark Hagopian |
The Relentless One, SHJ New
England Liason, Mark Hagopian, offers us this take on the Landlocked Salmon
Isonychia pattern tied by William, of the FlySpoke blog. William’s version
calls for a body of red thread, which might be okay if one has William’s
particular (unspecified) brand of red thread, ensuring it will turn the right
color when wet. Mark, wisely, to my thinking, substitutes Pearsol’s Claret Silk,
a proven match for Isonychia, in
tying this version. This one speaks to me in that way good patterns do. And
even though Isonychia doesn’t occur
in my home water, I’m going to tie some & add them to my box just so I can
look at them. I like the way the silk is built up through the thorax area to
create the classic Isonychia silhouette.
And I see this design approach lending itself to simulating emergers, cripples
& drowned adults of a number of medium sized mayflies.
Beautiful pattern , Mark.
Thanks for sharing it.
Landlocked Salmon Isonychia
Hook: #10 Orvis Tactical
Barbless
Thread: Pearsall’s Claret
Silk
Tail: lemon wood duck –
curved upward
Body: Pearsall’s Claret Silk –
build up through the thorax area
Wing: lemon wood duck –
curved upward
