New sizes, autumn and shrimps

We’ve added a few new sizes to our SA 250 Shrimp hooks. The SA 250 maybe be called “Shrimp” and it’s designed specifically for that and it is indeed excellent for tying shrimps, more on that below. t’s one of those hooks that has a name that does imply a very specific usage, but is … Continue reading “New sizes, autumn and shrimps”

Irish Style Shrimp Flies

Many, if not most, of the Irish salmon-. And sea trout patterns include two or three hackles and no wings. They are tied on all styles of hooks – singles, doubles and trebles and on tubes. They do well tied and fished both small and large and some of the patterns are even popular flies … Continue reading “Irish Style Shrimp Flies”

Cinnamon Saltwater Shrimp

At his time of the year the trophy for the coastal flyfisher is silver-coloured. Over 20 years ago, I was visiting a small fly shop here in Denmark called “Fugl & Fjer Fluebinding”. Directly translated that means Bird and Feather Flytying. The shop was run by my good friend, Jens Pilgaard, and was essentially a … Continue reading “Cinnamon Saltwater Shrimp”

SA250 – Shrimp

SA250 – Shrimp The SA Shrimps is carried over from the NS150 Shrimp in the Nordic Salt-series. We’ve modified the bend slightly and opened the hook gap a little, making the hook very well suited for shrimp flies for bonefish and other species, as well as bend-back designs. The recent time a new nickname has come … Continue reading “SA250 – Shrimp”

A simple but classy shrimp – and one for the dark side

Shrimps are popular among saltwater fish… and fly tiers as well. We have seen a lot of extraordinary elaborate shrimps on this blog over the last couple of years. Some of these are pure art on a hook.