Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!

.

Salmonfly.Net Salmon and Steelhead Fly Tying Guide  In Memory of Yuri Shumakov 

 Salmonfly.Net
Contributing Fly Tyers Series

Stuart Anderson Flies

Fly Tying

Basic Tying Instructions

Anatomy of a Fly

Salmon and Steelhead Hooks

Fly Tying Tools

Materials Glossary

Fly Patterns

Fly Search

Match Flies to Species

Contributing Tyers

Show Your Flies Here

More Information 

Steelhead Facts

Pacific Salmon Facts

Tips and Techniques

Forum

Site Map

Archives

Flies

Issues

Photo Gallery

 

Articulated Prawn Pink

Articulated Prawn Pink

Name Articulated Prawn Pink
Category Salmon/Steelhead
Hook Mustad #36890 tied with a Talon tube fly trailing hook
Thread Fire Orange 6/0
Tail Orange bucktail with a few strands of orange crystal flash and pearlescent flashabou
Body From back, 2 wound claret pheasant rump feathers followed by a thick body of large pink cactus chenille. Large mylar tubing (pearlescent) used as shellback
Eyes Seed beads on 30 lb monofilament
Throat Hackle Two claret pheasant rump feathers - pulled down in a "beard" style

Articulated Prawn Pink was tied by Contributing Fly Tyer, Stuart Anderson, owner and operator of Adipos Flytying and The Canadian Tube Fly Company.

You can read about Stuart and see many more of his fine tube flies, as well as other creations, by visiting The Flies of Stuart Anderson.

 

 

 

Home  |  About Salmonfly.Net  |  Links  |  Stores  |  Contact the Webmaster

This page is maintained by Salmonfly.Net (Friday, January 30, 1998 to )