We have our last Salmon Tales winner before we move on to the final. July's winner is otter with this great story:

"My first Salmon Fly - The Bloody Shrimp

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A Mustad treble from a spinner, reduced to a double with a pliers, hand tied in an hour from the only four materials I had. If necessity be the mother of invention then poverty is indeed the mother of necessity. I headed to the parched river armed and ready to do battle with my first two flies.

An hour or so later the miracle happened and the local bishop came downstream and netted a shining silver grilse for me. After receiving a sermon on not carrying a net I offered him my second fly which he immediately declined on seeing the blood stained hackle. Hand tying on a double hook is indeed a perilous pursuit.

He was not very pleased to net my seconds fish, and left the river quite upset that the King of fish would take such poorly tied flies, I'm sure the man above had to close his ears that night whilst the Bishop said his prayers.

I have my own net now, a vice and enough hooks , materials and flies to fish for all eternity, but no fly ever tied will ever match "The Bloody Shrimp."

Congratulations otter, are you still in touch with the Bishop?

You win a brand new Rio line of your choice.

otter joins aenoon and allanw in the Grand Final. Your stories are being sent over to Marc Bale, the Director of Sales for Far Bank Enterprises (Sage, Rio and Redington) who will be judging the final for us.

Fingers crossed!

Sofi