Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Shrimp à l'orange (et rose)


Shrimp à l'orange (et rose)

Hook: Partridge SHR #14
Ballast: Flat lead
Thread: Moser Powersilk 10/0, olive
Shell back: Orange raffine, varnish over
Body / legs: Rabbit & pink seal-sub, in split thread
Rib: Tying thread

The orange raffine takes on a lovely pink hue in certain light conditions.

~Dave

1 comment:

letumgo said...

I love these nymphs and more importantly so do the fish! I need to tye some of these up over the winter.

Then I can daydream about fishing them next spring...