Nymph · sizes 16–18
Frying Pan Mysis Shrimp
Tied for the mysis shrimp on the Frying Pan River
- Imitates
- Mysis shrimp
- When
- Jan–Mar, Nov–Dec
- Hook
- sizes 16–18
- Tippet
- 5X to 6Xrule of three
From$19.50down to $5.50 a fly
A nymph in sizes 16-18, tied to imitate the mysis shrimp hatch on the Frying Pan River and fished for rainbow trout.
- Hand tied to order, never bin stock
- Tied on TMC 2487 in sizes 16-18
- Matched to the mysis shrimp on a specific piece of water
- Fishes deep on a dead drift
Tied by @jderekleavitt
At the vise
- Pattern
- Mysis Shrimp
- Style
- Nymph
- Hook
- TMC 2487, curved scudsizes 16-18
- Thread
- White 14/0
Materialsin the order they go on the hook
- ShellClear scud back over the body
- BodyTranslucent white antron, sparse
- EyesTwo black mono beads
- RibClear mono
On the water
Fourteen miles below Ruedi where mysis shrimp grow trout to a size that looks like a misprint.
Translucency is the whole fly. A dead mysis is nearly invisible and the imitation should be too — dub it so thin you can see the hook shank through it.
Dead drift in the top few feet below the dam, on a long light leader. Almost no weight. Frying Pan River fish see a lot of flies, and the ones that keep working are the ones tied for the water rather than for the bin.
Every fly is tied by hand, one at a time, on the hook listed above. No two are identical and none of them came out of a machine.
Where and when
- Water
- Frying Pan River, Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado
- Target
- Rainbow trout, Brown trout
- Water type
- Tailwater
- Also fishes
- Only below a dam that pushes mysis through — a short list of tailwaters, and dead water everywhere else.
The mysis shrimp on the Frying Pan River
January, February, March, November and December, in sizes 16–18
Also on this water
- Green DrakeJul–Aug
- MidgeJan–Feb, Dec
Fished out of Basalt and Ruedi.
What turns up
- Your flies in a slim foam box
- A card with the recipe and the water it was tied for
- Lead time
- Tied to order, usually within a week
- Shipping
- Flat $4 shipping, free over $60
- If it fails
- Fish it. If it falls apart, we replace it.
Goes with it
- Mysis shrimp tying kitEvery material on the list above, enough for a dozen, with the recipe card. Tie them yourself.$48
- Frying Pan River airbrushed hatThe same water, hand airbrushed onto a trucker cap.
FLY-FRYINGPAN-07
Where this came from
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