Shrimp flies

Flies that look like the tasty decapods, so high on the menu of many fish

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The Prefab Shrimp

May 17. 2023
Ready-made 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
Tie along here
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Spey Racoon

Apr 20. 2023
Hi there
Video

Tan CDL Shrimp

Apr 4. 2023
Hi there,
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Golden Shrimp

Mar 27. 2023
Looks fantastic in the water and caught fish on this pattern on the first trip.
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Mallard Shrimp

Mar 18. 2023
Time for another shrimp pattern and this time I’ve tried the Vicuna-dubbing again and added some bling bling. Check it out. Find a lot more content on my Insta account christiankrog36
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The world's smallest shrimp fly

Jan 24. 2023
Microscopic This fly is unbelievably small! It was tied by me for Dutch Hans Weilenmann’s project SFP or Smallest Fly Page. The pattern was tied once in 1998 – and probably won't be again!
Read the story here
Video

Rubber thief - Gummityven - winter version

Jan 19. 2023
Hi there This time I’ve tried to come up with a real winter fly. That ended up in the GUMMITYVEN 2.0- winter version. Give it a try and subscribe for more content. Tight lines,
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The Hay Thief - Høtyven

Jan 18. 2023
Scandinavian shrimp-flies have shown their worth over most of the globe, and the popular Pattegris (the Pig) has proberbly caught fish all over the world - but a new Danish coastal fly is gaining t
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Over simplified Freshwater Shrimp

Jan 16. 2023
Here we will be tying a Simple Freshwater Shrimp, a pattern by myself that I made when I got inspired by a pattern called Latex Shrimp.
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Kryptonite ESL Shrimp

Dec 30. 2022
Time for another ESL shrimp and this time a white/silver ESL shrimp I call the Kryptonite ESL Shrimp. Tried this pattern many times at the coast and it works very well.
Video

Ally's Shrimp

Nov 18. 2022
One of the modern classics from Alistair Gowans. This long tailed Atlantic salmon fly Ally's Shrimp has established a solid place in the Atlantic salmon fishers fly box.
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Rubber Theif 2.0 - AKA Gummityven 2.0

Nov 18. 2022
Improved the pattern and used different materials. A real sea trout killer
Video

Classic Shrimp

Nov 15. 2022
Shrimp-patterns do allways work out quite well, both in fresh- and saltwater.
Article

Slinky Shrimp

Nov 3. 2022
Coiled A shrimp pattern can be either a caricature or an imitation. The Slinky Shrimp falls somewhere in between
See how to tie it
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Rubber Thief - AKA Gummityven

Oct 26. 2022
A mix of Høtyven and the ESL shrimp. Tested with success and very easy to tie. Try it.

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