Saltwater Fly Pattern

SLF SHRIMP

Pattern variation by Nial Logan

Hook:
#2 to #6 Gamakatsu B10S

Thread:
White flat waxed

Materials:
Feelers - "Comes Alive" in pearl or ice
Eyes - burnt mono
Body - white SLF dubbing
Back/Tail - white streamer hair

Instructions:

1. Take about 5 strands of streamer hair double and cut. Smear some silicon on one end to hold the bunch together and put to one side to dry.

2. Lay a base of thread from the hook eye to the hook bend.

3. Select 3 or 4 strands of Comes Alive, double it around the thread, tie in above the hook point and wrap slightly around the bend.

4. Form a dubbing loop at the bend and move thread back to the halfway point along the shank.

5. Spin a generous amount of dubbing (about 3 inches long) to the loop.

6. Wrap the dubbing to form a lump about a quarter of an inch long at the bend of the hook. Tie off with three turns of thread to stop it unraveling.

7. Tie on the eyes so that they extend slightly past the hook bend and move thread to the hook eye.

8. Continue wrapping the dubbing along the hook shank to form a tapered body. Tie off behind the hook eye and trim excess.

9. Lay the prepared streamer hair along the top of the back so that it extends past the eyes. Secure in place by using the thread and wide wraps up to the back of the initial "lump" that was produced and back to the hook eye (three turns up and back are sufficient). Tie off and whip finish.

10. Use a piece of velcro and tease out some of the fibres along the bottom and front of the fly.

11. Apply a generous coat of thin silicon along the entire back and tail of the fly (this will prolong the life of the fly).

12. Trim the front of the streamer hair at an angle slightly in front of the eyes. Trim the tail so that it extends by about 5mm past the hook eye.

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