Shrimp flies

Flies that look like the tasty decapods, so high on the menu of many fish

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The Prefab Shrimp May 17. 2023 Ready-made My shrimp patterns have always been pretty impressionistic. That was until I saw a video using some pre-made legs… then I dug into my stash, and a fairly realistic shrimp emerged Tie along here	The world's smallest shrimp fly Jan 24. 2023 Microscopic This fly is unbelievably small! It was tied by me for Dutch Hans Weilenmann’s project SFP or Smallest Fly Page. The pattern was tied once in 1998 – and probably won't be again! Read the story here
Slinky Shrimp Nov 3. 2022 Coiled A shrimp pattern can be either a caricature or an imitation. The Slinky Shrimp falls somewhere in between See how to tie it	Josephine Baker Jul 1. 2021 Bead it This fly was originally a colorful bream fly from the southern US called Bead Butt or Jennifer Lopez. I transformed it to fit my needs and named my version Josephine Baker See the pattern here

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Video Tan Sand Shrimp Jul 3. 2024 Materials: Ahrex traditional shrimp hook size 8 Raidzap uv resin flex and thin Veevus black gsp and nil thread Tan SLF dub Fluo orange SLF dub	Video Semi Seal Spey Shrimp Jul 3. 2024 Hi there This time a little Spey shrimp. Tied similar ones before but added new stuff and perfected it and it works great. Check it out. Tight lines Christian Krogh	Video Golden Olive Shrimp Jul 3. 2024 Hi A little sea trout snack for the coastal fishing. Not tying much lately but this one came out nice so it ended up in a tutorial. Tight lines, Christian Krogh
Video Macabi Pitchfork Jun 3. 2024 Along the coasts of Scandinavia, creative fly tyers repeatedly come up with imitations of shrimp that turn out to be super popular and effective at fooling the coastal sea run brown trout.	Video Imitation Shrimp May 25. 2024 As spring arrives and the shallow coastal water gets warmer, large numbers of prey appear and predatory fish will follow. Small baitfish and shrimp are on the menu for e.g.	Video Chico's Snapping Shrimp Apr 12. 2024 This pattern and others can be found in Lefty Kreh's Saltwater Fly Patterns. Amazon https://amzn.to/3EUOgZy
Video Magic Shrimp Mar 13. 2024 Let's make some shrimp before winter fades. Subscribe for more chill flies.	Video Tan Spring Shrimp Mar 12. 2024 Check it out and don’t be without it.	Video Pink Spey Shrimp Feb 27. 2024 Hi there. Another shrimp ready for some winter fishing. Check it out
Video Hay Thief Variant (Høtyven) Feb 20. 2024 Hello	Video SloMotion Shrimp Feb 2. 2024 A shrimp fly that neither floats nor sinks... Yes, this crispy shrimp fly gives you a float in the water like no other traditional saltwater flies.	Video Electric Yellow ESL Shrimp Jan 30. 2024 Hi
Video Ghost Shrimp Dec 22. 2023 Sea trout snack with gray colors and lots of movement.	Video Fuzzy Shrimp Nov 11. 2023 This simple shrimp pattern can be tied in any size or weight to suit any flats species in any part of the world, there really isn't much more to say. Tie some!	Video STF shrimp Nov 10. 2023 Hi there

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