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The Yellow Tailed Shrimp
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Here is a pattern I’ve been using allot this winter/spring for Steelhead. It’s a variation of my Winter Squid fly that you may have seen in a post a few months ago and a cool fly my buddy Jim Snyder showed me a while back.
I’ve used sunburst opossum as a wing/tail. Instead of cutting strips as is usually done with opossum. I’ve cut the hair from the hide and used it as you would with fox fur. Then I’ve added European boar bristle. 3 or 4 bristles on either side of the tail. Boar Bristle is kind of a new material for me. Over the past few months I’ve been using it allot. It really imitates the spines on a big juicy shrimp. But most of all I like how they look and the beautiful accent they give the fly.
I fish this fly in clear water especially on fish fresh from the salt. It works great on a floating line or light tip. I like to fish it pretty fast and close to the surface. Give it a try. It’s fun to tie and the steelhead seem to grab it pretty good.
I use a straight eye hook in a size 2 or 4.
Materials:
– 14mm shrimp tube with flange
– 1.8mm plastic tube (liner)
– Orange junction tube
– Veevus 10/0 black tread
– Sunburst opossum
– Yellow or orange crystal flash
– Orange European Boar Bristle
– Medium Jungle cock nails
– Medium shrimp heron feather
– Orange/red/yellow dubbing
– Orange badger hackle
– Krazy Glue advanced (head cement)
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Figure 1 – Yellow Tailed Shrimp
Figure 1: 14mm shrimp tube[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Figure 2 – Yellow Tailed Shrimp
Figure 2: Sunburst opossum[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Figure 3 – Yellow Tailed Shrimp
Figure 3: When placing the boar bristle be sure to add them evenly on both sides to ensure the fly rides correctly in the water.
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Figure 4 – Yellow Tailed Shrimp
Figure 4: Add three doubled strands of crystal flash.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Figure 5 – Yellow Tailed Shrimp
Figure 5: Place the jungle cock over the boar bristle and make sure both nails are placed in the same position on both sides of the tail.
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Figure 6 – Yellow Tailed Shrimp
Figure 6: Tie in a medium shrimp heron feather. Then dub. Be sure to leave enough room I front of the dubbing to tie off the heron feather and you collar hackle.
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Figure 7 – Yellow Tailed Shrimp
Figure 7: Wind the heron to the front and secure[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Figure 8 – Yellow Tailed Shrimp
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