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page shows a sneak preveiw of one page from within Peter O'Reilly Flies
of Ireland. This allows you to see, online, a small sample from the inside
of the book prior to purchasing, almost as if you had opened it in a book
shop.
This book is great for pattern reference and has about 40 color plates (full page size as shown below) spread throughout the book. This helps us to see the style of dressing on each individual pattern. The book generally covers trout salmon and sea trout in three sections including wets, dries, tubes, Waddingtons and nymphs etc.. Many thanks! |
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| LOW WATER SHRIMPS
There is a commonly held belief abroad that shrimp flies only work in Ireland and that they are at their best for late summer and back-end fishing. This is not so. Shrimp flies from Ireland have been used with outstanding success in Scotland and the north of England rivers. As regards the time of year, salmon in a river will take a shrimp fly as freely as any other pattern, when the water is right, from the very start of the season. The River Mourne shrimp flies are beautiful creations and tied in a particular style. Seal's fur is nearly always used, and in rich shades. The tinsel colour is always varied, with gold at the rear and silver in front. Certain rules must be observed if shrimp flies are to be fished successfully
First, the size must be right. The biggest mistake is to fish too big a
fly. Then the fly must be worked to give it life. This is usually done
with the rod tip. In slacker flows the fly should be worked in short darts
and in faster flows it should be jigged less frequently around the arc,
with the current doing most of the work.
Robert Gillespie, the renowned gillie, flytyer and bait-maker on the
Moy, considers the top ten shrimp patterns to be:
1. Bann Special
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 Agivey Wye Bug No.1 Hook: Size 6-12 treble, double or single
Agivey Wye Bug No.2 Hook: Size 6-12 treble, double or single
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