Category Archives: Saltwater

Material List:
Any true circle hook (I use Gamakatsu Octopus) -4/0-6/0
4-6lb mono -this is the tying thread
Brown bucktail (we’ve all got plenty of this!!)
ginger Crystalflash
2 soft hackle stalks
Black floss
Transparent Craftlace
Striped section off of top of ziplock bag
Very soft tan woodduck or mallard flanks
25lb mono (for burnt eyes)
Quickset epoxy

Tying Instructions:

I need to emphasis that this fetal pattern has been designed to fish in a tidal current and dance with an erratic, terrorized swimming motion when retrieved in short, sharp jerks. Best fished where you would naturally find glass shrimp such as in a tidal rip around bridge and dock structures etc.

A word of caution – In large sizes this is a heavy pattern to cast, you almost have to lob it out! Be careful on your forward cast so as not to get hooked in your neck, back or in your fishing buddy. The hooking power of a circle hook is like a magnet – one of the reasons that I smash the barb down on this pattern.

HOOK: Any true circle hook, I prefer Gamkatsu Octopus Circle hook, all sizes from 1/0 to 6/0

TYING THREAD: One of the most important ingredients, 4-6lb clear mono fishing line – When the fly is complete it all disappears under the clear epoxy.

MOUTH & FRONT LEGS: – Light Brown Bucktail, Tied in before winding the body with 4-8 strands of ginger crystal flash over.

UNDER BODY: – Black floss tied in a hump at the bend – Changing the underbody color will give the finished shrimp a translucent glow of the floss or tinsel color used. Be sure to wrap this well around the bend of the hook.

BODY: – Craft Lace or half-round ribbing on smaller sizes. This stuff is widely available from craft stores and comes in a host of colors, many useful for fly tying. I used the off-clear here that has specks of multi-colored glitter in it here.

ANTENNAE: – Two stripped soft hackle stalks, It’s important to stress SOFT here as stiff materials can cause the pattern to “bounce off” a fishes mouth!- this, I think is the problem with some other shrimp fly dressings – cut off tips.

EYES: Burnt mono fishing line in big ball shape.

Optional – A drop of quickset apoxy (use the 90 second setting epoxy here) is applied to the head section.

ROSTRUM OR HEAD SPINE: The ribbed strip off of the top of a zip lock polybag. Cut to shape and tied in on top of the back section of the body to envelope all head parts. The eyes should stick out both sides of the head spine.

SWIMMING LEGS: three small bunches of soft tan woodduck or mallard flank fibers. Tied in under the body and evenly spaced towards the hook eye. Tie these three bunches facing TOWARDS the eye – they move well when the fly is retrieved).

UROPODS OR TAIL: same as head but double thick and cut to a triangle shape. Tie these in under the hook eye.

The shrimp is finished off with a coat of quick set epoxy along the head, back and sides.

Materials:
Gamakatsu SL12s 1/0
Danville 210 flat wax thread
Large bead chain
Red medium cactus chenille
EP foxy brush 1.5 inch
Red arctic fox
Root beer polar chenille
Craft fur tan
Craft fur cream
5 minute epoxy
Zap gel

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This fly is a redfish producer tied by Captain Colt Harrison of The Charleston Angler in Charleston, South Carolina.

Ted Patlen submitted this original Stu Apte fly from his collections to The Flybrary. Ted is an amazing fly tyer in his own right and the winner of seven fly-tying world championships. It’s wonderful that he had this in his collection. If you haven’t visited The Flybrary, you should. The photography is beautiful, showing some gorgeous flies. All the photos were taken by Tim Geist.

Hook: Gamakatsu SC-15, size 3/0.
Thread: Bright orange Flat Waxed Nylon
Wing: One pair of wide, bright orange hackle feathers on the inside, with one pair of wide, bright yellow hackle feathers on the outside. Tie the feathers so they splay out.
Collar: One bright orange and one bright yellow hackle wrapped in front of the wing.
Head: Built up with tying thread, then coated with clear head cement or five-minute epoxy.

Tying note: This fly features splayed wings of three or four pairs of hackles tied at the hook bend to reduce fouling. It can be tied in a variety of colors.

This Saltwater Clouser is tied with yet another synthetic, offering a durable flashy alternative to traditional Bucktail as the foundation of the fly. The fly has a very slim profile and it has been gulped with enthusiasm by Black Rockfish and silvers; so you may tie the fly, tie it on, cast and strip it with confidence.
Shimmer Fringe is slippery stuff, just make sure you tie it in securely and hit it with a drop or two of Hydro to lock it in. The fly hints at its brilliance on your bench but really shines in the water.

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Overall Length = 3″
Thread: Danville’s 210 D Green Chartreuse
Hook: #2 Mustad 3407
Eyes: Hareline Balz Eyes — Medium Nickel/Chartreuse
Belly: Ice Dub Shimmer Fringe — hot pink
Back: Ice Dub Shimmer Fringe — UV Blue
Cure Goo: Hydro and Tack Free

HMG Shrimp

Recipe:

Hook: Mustad 34007, size 4 thru 1
Thread: UNI 6/0
Antennae: Rubber legs material & crystall flash
Lead: 0.30
Underbody: chenille
Hackle: hen neck & CDC
Shellback: craft foam
Horn: mono 80 pound
Eyes: bead & hot melt glue
Shell: hot melt glue
Glue: hot melt glue

1.
Thread wrap hook shank from eye to bend

2.
Tie in antennae with rubber legs and crystal flash.

3.
Wrap lead weight (optional) on hook shank Thread wrap lead and coat with superglue

4.
Wrap chenille from hook eye to bend

5.
Tie in marabou, palmer to middle of shank, secure with several thread wraps.

6.
Tie in hackle, palmer to eye, secure with several half hitches. Note: You can choose to reverse steps 5&6.

7.
Cut narrow strip of foam (approx. 1/2 inch) enough for head, body and tail.

8.
Using thread tie foam near hook eye and proceed to create segments along hook shank to above hook bend. Whip finish and remove thread.

9.
Add a thin layer of hot melt the entire length of the foam shell. At the head, add hot melt glue to underside of the foam. While glue is tacky, pinch the foam together to form head. Trim foam to shape head.

10.
Cut mono on an angle, push into the foam to create horn. Secure horn in place with hot melt.Trim to length.

11.
Eyes: Attach glass beads (your choice of color) with hot melt glue. Create iris with a contrasting color of hot melt glue.

Fishing Instructions:

I prefer to sight fish the HMG Shrimp to tailing redfish or speckle trout (weakfish). Cast in front of moving fish, strip and pause, strip and pause.

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This one is from IntheRiffle.