Ally's Shrimp

[easky]

One of the 'modern classics' from the Gowans's stable, maybe not just as popular or en vogue as they used to be but still a great fly to have in your box!

Conehead version to get down a little

And a close up

And double version

And close up

 

[barbonboy]

Still a cracking fly, very nice..

 

[easky]

Still a cracking fly, very nice..

cheers BB

 

[billy fish]

Beautiful flys And very well tied .

 

[Lamson v10]

Stunning Andrew that conehead is super tidy the wee loop double is as good as it get's perfect sir

 

[FISHBOY1]

Very nice and well tied

 

[Stoatstail1967]

Where have you tied the flash in at?
Looks like it is at the head and not the tail?
Nice tying by the way

 

[easky]

Where have you tied the flash in at?
Looks like it is at the head and not the tail?
Nice tying by the way

thanks and its tied in just after the tail and before the body, but as all the materials are lined along the same plane it is a bit hard to tell

 

[Stoatstail1967]

thanks and its tied in just after the tail and before the body, but as all the materials are lined along the same plane it is a bit hard to tell

Thank you
I wasn't sure if I could see a glimpse of it further up the body than that.

 

[westie4566]

Perfection!

 

[ibm59]

Nice to see the natural squirrel in there.
So many leave it out.

 

[iainmortimer]

Very nice flies, did you double layer the tippets to get such a dense band of black?

 

[easky]

Nice to see the natural squirrel in there.
So many leave it out.

Yep and I was quite surprised how good it looks in the water with it, really does come alive!

 

[easky]

Very nice flies, did you double layer the tippets to get such a dense band of black?

Thanks Ian, and no I experimented a bit with just pinching a bunch of tippet fibres and tying in but this was a little hit and miss. Found using a whole feather worked better and gives a more consistent and neater result. Like you sometimes do with a beard hackle, I cut out the center, then tie in loosely and draw forward until the tips merge and line up nicely. You can vary the density of the finished result by varying the number of fibres each side of the v cut. Hope that makes sense!

 

[Rennie]

easky, would you use that particular type of hook with a turle knot, or some other type of knot.Like the hook pattern, but unsure about the angle of the eye.The flee as ever is stunning!
Pedro.

 

[bankwheel]

Really like that and a fly as you say, you should always have in your box, Excellent

 

[Lamson v10]

easky, would you use that particular type of hook with a turle knot, or some other type of knot.Like the hook pattern, but unsure about the angle of the eye.The flee as ever is stunning!
Pedro.

Rapala knot

 

[easky]

easky, would you use that particular type of hook with a turle knot, or some other type of knot.Like the hook pattern, but unsure about the angle of the eye.The flee as ever is stunning!
Pedro.

Thanks Rennie and it’s not a knot I use. As Lamson says a Rapala knot or regular clinch knot would be the choice. This is a Loop down eye, very strong and I like the overall profile. They are designed to reduce potential of skating in smaller sizes. Interestingly a new range of Loop hooks coming out very soon, and some will be more suited to the Turle

 

[Lamson v10]

Thanks Rennie and it’s not a knot I use. As Lamson says a Rapala knot or regular clinch knot would be the choice. This is a Loop down eye, very strong and I like the overall profile. They are designed to reduce potential of skating in smaller sizes. Interestingly a new range of Loop hooks coming out very soon, and some will be more suited to the Turle

Interesting, have you seen the new range Andrew? Do they differ much from the current range

 

[easky]

Interesting, have you seen the new range Andrew? Do they differ much from the current range

Haven’t seen them yet Arnold but I know at least one new double and a single for starters

 

[thestump]

these are a perfect tying ,a little sparse,art from the vice ,well done

 

[cloner]

Cheers Andrew

All the money for the one tied on double hook

 

[DrPatrickT]

One of the 'modern classics' from the Gowans's stable, maybe not just as popular or en vogue as they used to be but still a great fly to have in your box!

Conehead version to get down a little

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And a close up
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And double version
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And close up
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Thats an oooh yer fecka from me Andy! Stunning stuff.

 

[Andrew B]

Just superb and I wonder how many Salmon this pattern snared?
Genius fly pattern from Allie Gowan’s. It’s one of those rare things like Hans Van Klinkens creation for trout fishing, the Allies shrimp was one such creation imo?

 

[coolraw killer]