isonychia


FAMILY		siphlonuridae
GENUS		isonychia
SPECIES		bicolor
NAME		Dun Variant, Leadwing Coachman
HOOK SIZE DRY		#10 2x
HOOK SIZE WET		#10
WATER TEMPERATURE		less than 70 degrees
HATCH DATE		June and sporadically to Sept
HATCH TIME		Evening best. earlier when temperatures are cooler.

Water Type: Fast moving boulder strewn streams seem to be the favorite habitat although slower streams have good populations.
Nymph: Nymphs move to calmer shallow water to hatch by crawling out of the water onto rocks.
Dun: Trout attack the duns that fall or are blown into the water often practically climbing a rock to get them. Drift the fly on the current edges and in the pocket water behind rocks.Try to imitate the actions of the duns.
Spinner: The late season spinner falls occur just before dark and provide frantic action for about 30 minutes. The full spent pattern works best. Find a good location to cover several feeding stations and be prepared for fast action.

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