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Yellow & Silver Shrimp
| Name | Yellow & Silver Shrimp |
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| Category | Atlantic Salmon, Low Water Shrimp |
| Hook | Size 6 to 12, Salmon Hook |
| Thread | Black |
| Tag | Flat or Oval Silver Tinsel |
| Tail | Golden Pheasant Red Breast Feather |
| Rear Body | Oval Silver Tinsel in Touching Turns |
| Middle Hackle | Yellow Hackle |
| Front Body | Black Floss or Seal's Fur |
| Ribbing | Oval Silver Tinsel |
| Front Hackle | Badger Hackle |
| Head | Black |
This pattern came from the fine book by Peter O'Reilly, Trout & Salmon Flies of Ireland. He writes that this is a fly that anglers would not want to be without on the Moy; that it takes a lot of spring fish and is good for colored water or bright weather.
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