The Tofting’s Shrimp is a Danish coastal sea-trout pattern created by fly tyer Per Tofting, designed as a natural and understated shrimp imitation. The fly combines soft alpaca dubbing, hen hackle and mobile nutria fibers beneath a transparent shell, giving it a lively, translucent profile with only restrained amounts of flash. Small orange, hot or UV accents around the mouthparts add contrast while preserving its realistic appearance.
Typical Materials
Hook: Core 2566 Salt Short size 4
Thread: Tan
Butt: Micro Crystal Flash as tailfibres and a mix of Alpacha Yellow and Orange Dubbing
Rib: Nylon
Dubbing: Naukeli Alpaca Natural Latte
Hackles: Naukeli Hen
Fibers/spey: Naukeli Nutria Silver Grey
Eyes: Easyshrimp Eyes Mahogni
Shell: Pro Sportfisher Shrimp Shell Invisible # M
Resin: Raidzap Flex
The Tofting’s Shrimp is a Danish coastal sea-trout pattern created by fly tyer Per Tofting, designed as a natural and understated shrimp imitation. The fly combines soft alpaca dubbing, hen hackle and mobile nutria fibers beneath a transparent shell, giving it a lively, translucent profile with only restrained amounts of flash. Small orange, hot or UV accents around the mouthparts add contrast while preserving its realistic appearance.
Typical Materials
Hook: Core 2566 Salt Short size 4
Thread: Tan
Butt: Micro Crystal Flash as tailfibres and a mix of Alpacha Yellow and Orange Dubbing
Rib: Nylon
Dubbing: Naukeli Alpaca Natural Latte
Hackles: Naukeli Hen
Fibers/spey: Naukeli Nutria Silver Grey
Eyes: Easyshrimp Eyes Mahogni
Shell: Pro Sportfisher Shrimp Shell Invisible # M
Resin: Raidzap Flex