Shrimps

[mot]

Tied these flies in a bit of a rush before a trip to grafham a couple of weeks ago. Not the tidiest of flies but the second one took my best fish of the day, a rainbow of around 3 1/2lb.



Hook: Kamasan B110 s12
Dubbing: Hares ear
Rib: Copper wire
Palmered hackles: 1 cree 1 red game stripped down one side
Hackle: Partridge
Thread: Tan



Tying as above minus the palmered hackles

[sarg]

I love scruffy flies. I would say the second is more shrimpy than the first.

[mot]

Cheers Sarg, Scruffy was definitely the aim with these. You're probably right though, the first one might be better described as a snatcher I guess, but I tied it with the intention of fishing it if the fish were in the upper layers, as it turned out I didn't need it on that occasion so it stayed dry.