Mark Lord

Mark is from Kingsley, Michigan very close to where the Adams dry fly was created. He has been a commercial fly tyer since the 1980s, primarily tying for Streamside Orvis in Traverse City. He learned a lot from another skilled Michigan fly tyer, Kelly Galloup. As you can see from the note pictured above, Mark sent me several of the flies he ties with recipes included. The flies I received from him are superbly tied and look fantastic. I plant to split his information into several posts. First we have Mark’s Isonychia Parachute and Isonychia Spinner.

Tail: 2 moose body fibers (tied long)
Body: turkey biots dyed mahogany
Post: dun calf body hair
Hackle: grizzly dyed wine color
Thorax: Fly Rite dubbing – dun variant poly dubbing
Thread: claret 6/0
Hook: Orvis 1638 #12

Tail: 2 moose body fibers (tied long)
Body: turkey biots dyed mahogany
Wings: dun poly yarn
Hackle: cree
Thread: claret 6/0
Hook: Orvis 1638 #12