Month: April 2014
Shrimp – take 1
Hook: TMC 777SP #6
Thread: UNI 6/0 Grey
Weight: Lead
Tail: Mallard Flank
Dubbing: A.Jensen Saltwater Dub ll Gill Red
Legs: Elastic Nylon Thread 0.5mm
Eyes: BugBond on red bead
Shield: Hareline Scud Back
Resin: Bug Bond
Since seatrout fishing has gone very good lately I figured I needed some shrimps, so I got some extra material today to try out a couple of different patterns. There is still much to do on this pattern to get it right, but a good example on what I find interesting to do: exploring new patterns and ways of tying flies
52 weeks: 17 – Leaves or Trees
Week 17: Leaves or Trees
Inspired by the green trees that are coming out after winter
52 weeks: 16 – Noooo!
Week 16: Noooo!
Can also be named “nightmare”: you have a dream about the perfect rising trout, that only is taking dry. You open your box and find all your dries weighted down with a tungsten bead….
Blue & Green short tube
Follow up on tube with a pattern that I have done on a double hook before: the blue/green combination of this makes it a great combination for seatrout. The long hackle gives it a flowing movement in the water that will trigger a bite
A purple/black test:
The green/blue double that the above tube is tied after:
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