Re: [VFB] Myosis Shrimp

[Wayne Smith]

Eric - I fish Mysis patterns all winter long on the Frying Pan River here in Colorado.  I have two favorites - one is the Bill Fitsimons pattern described in another reply, and one is a hybrid that I concocted.  Here's the pattern - Hook - 200R, 18-20 Thread - White 8/0 Antennae - guts from stuffed animal - just 10 or 12 fibers about 1/4" long (tied in protruding past hook bend - this end is the "head") Shell Back - clear plastic Eyes (optional) - burned mono colored black or red "Head" - white minnow glow dubbing Rib - pearl flashabou This fly is really easy to tie - Tie on near bend, and tie in antennae material protruding 1/4" to 3/8" past bend.  Tie in 1/8" plastic strip with excess hanging to rear.  Tie in mono eyes if desired (I color half of mine red - sometimes a hint of red does the trick on the Pan).  Dub a small head right at the bend by figure 8ing around the eyes.  Pull shell back over head (towards eye), tie down & clip.  Tie in rib just in front of head.  Taper a thin body of thread to eye, wind rib to eye, tie off, & you're done. The rib tends to get cut fairly easily, but these flies are so simple to tie, (and anywhere you're fishing mysis, the fish are probably going to be huge) I'm willing to sacrifice a fly for every third fish or so.  Good Luck, Wayne Colorado     Eric Meredith wrote: I'm looking for a good shrimp pattern.  Does anybody know a good one on the internet.  I'm particularly interested in the Myosis Shrimp, I think thats the right spelling of itThanks