[Mark Mercer]

I've had a few request for a updated SBS for the Squimp so thought I'd do one as I've been stuck at home with a cold.
Nick Clayton's been tying a really nice variant and I have no doubt it works just as well and is easier to tie, this is just how I've been tying them.

Hook- #6 or #8 your favorite saltwater hook (Gamakatzu sc15 #2 and #4)
Thread- 6/0 uni pink
Tail- Spirit River shrimp pink marabou, K/F, barred predator wrap, angle hair (very sparse)
Eye's- GP tippets
Body- Senyo's Laser Dub
Carapace- GP breast feathers

Tie in a small section of tippet on both sides. I've already tied in a little flash and predator wrap on top.

Make a dubbing loop and wrap forward, then brushing down and back, keep top as flat as possible and trim.

Golden pheasant breast feathers, these were cut from the skin, cleaned and dried, improves the shape of the feathers. Skins are around $10.

I'm using two feathers but one is fine, set on top of each other trim (like photo, leaving barbs short at the tie in point will help keep them from rolling) tie on hook, if you keep the top of the dubbing flat they will tie in flat, if not build up the thread behind the eye so they will lie flat.

Squimp dry

Squimp wet

Thanks for looking and hope this helps those that want to tie one.
Mark

 

[Nick Clayton]

Such a great pattern! Great SBS Mark. This one should benefit plenty of people!

 

[dust in the wind]

Man this site is cool. Great looking fly!

 

[Tacoma Red]

A Grammy Award winner!!

 

[I'm not here]

Thanks Mark, it is the GP of Puget Sound. Pretty cool to create a fly everybody in our small slice of the world ties and fishes.

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[Gard Nale]

I’m more impressed by the matching ceramic insert to thread color than anything else!

It just seems like there is a certain pattern for each fish that works enough you don’t really need anything else. Clousers for bass, string leeches for steelhead. PTs and parachute Adams for trout.

Never fished for SRCs but I hope to soon and when I do I’ll have full confidence the fly isn’t my problem with one of these tied on.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mark Mercer]

Thanks guy's ! Glad you like it

 

[ScottP]

I was looking for a reason to buy a golden pheasant skin and now I have one. Great looking fly and SBS; thanks for posting.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Mark Mercer]

Thanks Scott, I've been enjoying your international ties as of late, some really cool patterns !

 

[Max P]

I'll have to make up a few of these, reminds me of GPs. Thanks for the SBS.

 

[404BruceSt]

Thank you Mark Mercer, caught my first 3 SRC on this !!

 

[BN2FSH]

How did I miss this? Great fly for sea run dollies and steelhead I suspect.

 

[BN2FSH]

A question on your golden pheasant skin? Is this dyed or is this the natural color? I have never seen one before. Time for another order.

 

[Mark Mercer]

Natural skin but I guess one dyed orange or red would work as you're only using the red breast feathers.

 

[FinLuver]

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[Polar Shrimp]

I've been tying and fishing these recently. It's catching a lot of fish.

One thing I've been noticing is the tail wrapping around the hook bend. What's the cause of this? How do I prevent that?

 

[wanative]

Thanks guy's ! Glad you like it

Thanks for sharing.

 

[FinLuver]

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[Nick Clayton]

I've been tying and fishing these recently. It's catching a lot of fish.

One thing I've been noticing is the tail wrapping around the hook bend. What's the cause of this? How do I prevent that?

Interesting that you're having fouling problems. That's one of the flies where I very rarely have that problem. How long are you tying your marabou?

 

[Polar Shrimp]

I used up all of the last batch I tied, but I was trying them on size 6 Gamakatsu SS15 and they were roughly 2/3 shank length.