Published Jan 2. 2017 - 7 years ago
Updated or edited Jan 2. 2017
Glitter Shrimp
Simple and very efficient with many possible variations
Originator:
Torben Gosch
Pattern type:
Cold saltwater fly
Skill level/difficulty:
Very easy
Instruction:
- Start thread over hook point
- Tie in tail
- Tie in eyes
- Tie in rib
- Tie in flash chenille
- Take thread forward to hook eye
- Wrap chenille in touching turns
- Tie down and cut off surplus
- Rib the fly
- Tie down rib and cut off surplus
- Trim the chenille to a taper
Species:
Materials:
Hook | Curved shrimp/nymph hook like Tiemco TMC200, #4-6 |
Thread | 6/0 to match fly color |
Tail | Calf tail to match fly color |
Eyes | Bead chain or burnt mono |
Rib | Gold oval tinsel, alternatively mono |
Body | Flash chenille, pink (alternatively orange, pale yellow, tan, gray or any desirable color) |
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