American Shad - Ice Shad

Published on Mar 21. 2015 - 10 years ago
Updated or edited 6 years ago

This great little baitfish pattern can be tied in a variety of colors depending on what baitfish you want to emulate. A variation of the EP fly tied in a similar fashion, we use this for brown trout and bass in the Great Lakes, but is also a great pattern for our salt water fishing.

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