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 order to match the mysis shrimp hatch on the Frying Pan River, for rainbow trout, and not yet tied.
- 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
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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.
Tying starts only once an order comes in. Each fly is then tied by hand, one at a time, on the hook listed above — no two identical, and none of them off 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.
Make it yourself
Every material this exact fly is tied from, and the tying kit that carries it — not a generic list, this one's.
- ShellClear scud back over the bodyHatch kit — a dozen flies
- BodyTranslucent white antron, sparseNymph and scud bench stock
- EyesTwo black mono beadsDry-fly bench stock
- RibClear monoWe don't sell this one
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
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