FLY
Saltwater Fly
Bryan McGowan’s Silhouette Shrimp
Tied by Darrell Olson
Bryan McGowan’s Silhouette Shrimp recipe
| Hook | Gamakatsu B10S, Size 4 |
|---|---|
| Thread | UTC Brown 3/0 |
| Tail | Tan Calf Tail, 2 Brown Grizzly Hackle Tips |
| Eyes | EP Crab/Shrimp Eyes – Natural Color |
| Weighted Wire | 0.025 Lead-Free Wire |
| Body Hackle | Tan Polar Chenille |
| Body | Brown Rayon Chenille |
| Underwing | Tan Bucktail |
| Underwing 2 | Gold Krystal Flash |
| Wing | Tan Grizzly Hackle Feathers |
About this fly
Bryan McGowan’s Silhouette Shrimp This shrimp pattern is ideal for winter months. The water start clearing up and by December the water is super clear making it very easy to spook the schools of redfish. The Silhouette Shrimp pattern will land softly and sink slowly so not to spook the redfish.
What the Bryan McGowan’s Silhouette Shrimp imitates
- Shrimp (adult) Gammarus pulex
- Shrimp / prawn
Tied for: Saltwater (general)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
