Here is another for further reference.
Casual Dress

Hans,

The thorax on this fly is the bomb. Maybe almost a wingcase in the round? In any case, a beautiful tie.

Here is something I have wondered about. The Iso nymphs are strong swimmers, and sort of wriggle as I understand. I have seen a number of flies that use a curved hook to emulate their motion. I have wondered about a marabou tail to simulate the undulation of their swimming action. This is why I used...

Will do.

Eric,
Thank you for taking the time to explain. The waters I fish are in the northern foothills of the Adirondacks, so I expect the the bugs are pretty similar. I will give your recipe a workout in a few weeks.

The wing pads do seem to be quite prominent on these guys, and I suppose, even more so as they are preparing to emerge. I tried to keep things in the round as it where, but it may be a necessary addition. I wasn't able to find a live specimen, but online photos of live ones showed the prominent gill...

Well this thread was going to feature photos of two flies that I am trying to use to imitate Isonychia nymphs. Sadly when I set out to shoot them, my camera's battery was dead, and the charger suddenly wouldn't charge. :x So a written description must suffice. One section of one of my favorite strea...

Nice place you have here. Can someone tell me where the bathroom is? It was a long trip over.