Monday, January 15, 2024

Orange Shrimp

Orange Shrimp

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs

Body - Orange chenille

Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White calf tail tied over the body

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art

Orange Shrimp

Unknown, late 1920s or early 1930s

Tail - Red hackle fibers 

Body - Orange wool yarn 

Rib - Gold flat or oval tinsel (optional) 

Hackle - Orange 

Wing - White bucktail with long jungle cock

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

Orange Shrimp

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Orange wool or chenille

Hackle - Orange

Wing - White bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (now rarely added)

Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Trey Combs

Orange Shrimp

Thread - Orange or black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Orange chenille

Hackle - Orange

Wing - White bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

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