Salmon/Steelhead · Salmon · Steelhead · Advanced · 1 version
Classic Recipe
Hook Salmon double, 4-10
Thread Red 8/0
Materials
Tail veil Golden pheasant red breast feather, wound (flowing)
Body rear Red-orange dubbing (half)
Mid hackle Badger or GP (1-2 turns)
Body front Darker dubbing (half)
Wing GP tippet or hair (sparse)
Hackle Long soft collar (front)
How to tie it
Mount the salmon double and start red thread. Carry it to the bend above the barb.
Tie in a golden pheasant red breast feather by the tip at the bend, wind 2-3 turns to make a flowing veiled tail, then sweep the fibers back and tie down.
Dub a red-orange rear body over the back half of the shank, keeping it slim.
Wind a badger or golden pheasant mid-hackle, 1-2 turns, at the halfway point and sweep it back. This is the shrimp's waist joint.
Dub a darker front body over the front half, stopping short of the eye.
Tie in a sparse wing of golden pheasant tippet or hair, low and reaching to the tail joint.
Wind a long soft collar hackle at the front, 2-3 turns, and stroke it back and down.