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Mantis Shrimp

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Published on Feb 15. 2015 - 10 years ago
Updated or edited 6 years ago

Permit flies

Bonefish flies

Shrimp flies

Here's a flats fly I came up with some time ago, it is deadly on Golden Trevally, Permit, Black Spot Tuskfish, Bonefish, Harry Hot Lips, and many more.....As always I tie so the fly is easy to tie and works as best I can design it to, which in turn catches more and bigger fish.You can use heavier dumbell eyes to make it sink faster or to fish it in deeper water.

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Magic Shrimp

Let's make some shrimp before winter fades.
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Nov 11. 2023

Fuzzy Shrimp

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!

Jun 14. 2023

Joint Pop Up Prawn

A rather untraditional shrimp pattern with an articulated body.

May 17. 2023

The Prefab Shrimp

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

Jul 17. 2022

Canvas Crab

As everyone knows crab-like means moving sideways, not forwards or backwards. The Canvas Crab fly moves sideways as crab flies should.

Feb 27. 2025

Fyn’ish Shrimp

In Danish this shrimp fly is known as Den Fynske Reje, and it’s been successful in its basic form as well as in several variations

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