Macdonald shrimp

[macd]

This my dad's pattern. It was mentioned in a recent T&S article on the Tyne.

It was originally done with bucktail, but nowadays it is always polar bear

Tail: polar bear, orange micro flash
body: silver or pearl tinsel, silver rib
hackle: long cock beard hackle

JC cheeks

[madkeen]

Nice wee shrimpy looking pattern Ross although the one in T+S doesnt seem to bear much resemblance to that

[macd]

i know, the guy on the tyne added a pheasant tippet

its another fly I would say was born to be dressed on a treble 10-16. We used to fish it on a long shank 12

dress it with yellow instead or red and gold.

its a sleek wee fly.

[skippy]

I like it ross, as you say flies like that just would not look the same without the treble but mark my words their on the way out !
Skippy