I won't put you to sleep writing about the particulars of isopods, there is plenty of literature to do that for me, but they do resemble the pill bug we played with as kids (curled into a ball). A quick rule of thumb for chosing a color to fish is simply looking to the water. Use various shades of brown to brownish red in areas of kelp and shades of olive to brownish olive patterns in vicinity of eel grass or rockweed. The size of isopods vary from minute to 1 1/2-inches within Puget Sound, and though some anglers (including myself) tie patterns in the #14-#20 range, I have had much better results utilizing patterns in #6 or #8. The best news.... if you can tie a freshwater scud pattern you are in business in short order!
Materials
Hook: Gamakatsu SC15 (Size 6 or 8)(Size 6 pictured)
Thread: Color to match body
Body: Various shades of olive to brown. I mix Mr. Peacock (spectrumize) Dubbing and Arizona Peacock dubbing to produce many vivid shades of the aforementioned colors
Shellback: Mirage Flashabou coated with Clear Cure Goo or Liquid Fusion.
Step 1:
Start thread just behind the eye and wind to the bend.
Step 2:
Tie in Mirage Flashabou and wrap forward butting the eye.
Step 3:
Apply dubbing to the thread and wind just past the bend.
Step 4:
Bring Mirage Flashabou back over the body and secure with a whip finish behind the body.
Step 5:
Hold shellback straight out, parallel with shank, and cut even with the bend of the hook. The shellbeack with follow the contour of the bend. Cut thread.
Step 6:
Apply Clear Cure Goo or Liquid Fusion on entire shellbeck. You are ready to fish!
Enjoy!
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