I posted this a while back. Now I am pleased to offer the full tying instructions on the River Fly Box:



Tying the shrimp / Gammarus

Happy Christmas to you all
~Dave

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Dave Wiltshire

River Fly Box

Lovely looking shrimp pattern but won't the lead turn the hook upside down or does this not matter?

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I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't.

Mmm... very nice!!

Johan

PS Try some cdc mixed in the legs for extra movement.

Yes it will fish upside-down. No problem though

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Dave Wiltshire

River Fly Box

Thanks that looks a handy pattern.

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Great looking fly, enjoyed looking at your site some interesting patterns to view and clear instruction on how to tie them. Thanks for sharing.

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As always mate spot on.
Hopefully we can hook up for a fish over Xmas.

T

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Thanks for that I tie a shrimp/sandhopper pattern in grey (with an emu feather as legs) and have been worried about weighting it in case it fishes upside down, guess I needn't have worried.

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I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't.

As always an excellent SBS Dave, thank you! Like the idea of using a long lead strip to smooth over the lead layers.

Any chance of the recipe? I have Emu feathers looking for a job!

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pm sent fella

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