September and the equinox have passed; the sun now sets south of west and nights are longer than the days. That can mean only one thing, Autumn has officially arrived and nature will be showing it finest fiery colours before settling down for the winters. Trees have started losing green to reveal vivid oranges, bright yellows and hot reds as they prepare to drop their leaves entirely, often helped by equinoctial gales to turn rivers into leaf soup. Salmon too will be joining in with the colour change as fewer silver fish will be caught. The ones that are running, run hard and at times aggressively snapping at our bright offerings.
Salmo flies join the warm colour scheme with reds and yellows, orange and gold coming to the fore and perhaps like the salmon erring towards a hint of black for contrast.
Ally’s shrimp became a staple for Autumn fly patters and set the theme for many spin-offs all with a common shape. The main components are a long hair tail or lower wing. A shorter darker upper wing and finished with a hackle all selected from the Autumn colour palette.
October’s challenge is to tie a shrimp pattern along the lines of an Ally’s shrimp, using autumnal colours.
Salmo flies join the warm colour scheme with reds and yellows, orange and gold coming to the fore and perhaps like the salmon erring towards a hint of black for contrast.
Ally’s shrimp became a staple for Autumn fly patters and set the theme for many spin-offs all with a common shape. The main components are a long hair tail or lower wing. A shorter darker upper wing and finished with a hackle all selected from the Autumn colour palette.
October’s challenge is to tie a shrimp pattern along the lines of an Ally’s shrimp, using autumnal colours.
