Yellow Shrimps

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Did the following for a Fly Swap on another forum. Been promising myself to try Irish Style Shrimps for a good while and it was time to put my money where my mouth was

Here is the dressing:

Hook - Size 6 Standard Double (Goodness knows how they do 14's)
Thread - UTC White 70
Tag - Medium Oval Silver
Tail - 2 GP Breast Feathers wound
Rear Body - Yellow Seal's Fur 70% with 30% Ice Dub Hot Yellow
Rib - Oval Silver
Mid Hackle - Lemon Yellow Hackle
Front Body - Black Seal's Fur
Rib - Oval Silver
Eyes - Jungle
Front Hackle - Creamy Badger (all I could use, my Silver Badger is for 10-12's)
Head - Tying Thread with Clear, Red and Clear Varnish as top coat.

Basically, my interpretation of minitube's excellent Shrimps using what I could muster in terms of materials

Here are some photo's of them









I find tying the JC the absolute hardest part. Everything else was going well but the JC had me biting my tongue a few times - my Shrimps are getting better but I think I need to tie another 20 or 30 to get the swing of them.

Might even try to catch a fish or two with them once Spring proper arrives.

tweedbunnet

[kingfisher]

Look excellent Alistair.

I'm sure you will do the business with those stoaters

[David1982]

Bonnie flees TB

[faughanpurple]

Looks like your getting the hand of it alright there Al.

As for the JC, forget about it they'll work just as well with out it

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Thanks for the feedback, guys.

One thing about Shrimps is they are definitely character building.

Maybe I'll be doing Strip Wings next!

tb

[salmosalar]

The secret with irish shrimps is, keep them sparse.

So many people overdress them, they look ok until they are throwin into the water and you soon find each wing, layers over the other and the body doesn't really shine threw.

A shrimp fly should "glow" in the water, when you tie one that glows, keep it for reference and copy it.

Even most of the shop bought shrimps don't have the glow I speak of, the real deal is few and far between.

[salmonshrimp]

Mar 1, 2011 15:35:53 GMT salmosalar said:

The secret with irish shrimps is, keep them sparse.

So many people overdress them, they look ok until they are throwin into the water and you soon find each wing, layers over the other and the body doesn't really shine threw.

A shrimp fly should "glow" in the water, when you tie one that glows, keep it for reference and copy it.

Even most of the shop bought shrimps don't have the glow I speak of, the real deal is few and far between.

Pictures

[vision]

bonny flees there mate,

v.

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Mar 1, 2011 16:57:29 GMT vision said:

bonny flees there mate,

v.

Cheers for that

tb

[builnacraig]

Nice set of flies there TB

BnC

[corribspeycaster]

Very Nice flies t.b its personal preference but i tend to exagerate the middle hackle, and reduce the front to make a slimmer more streamlined fly, I find they work better in the streamier runs tied like that.

Excellent spring pattern