This fly was devised by Tony Knight. He devised it to be an imitation of a shrimp, hatching sedge or sedge pupa.
Clever fellow and a great fly. There are quite a few variations, the most common one is to tie the wings down the side. Another is one by Steve Parton, his has a darker tapering body tied round the bend and has no wing. He calls his one the Emergent Tobacco Sedge.
The original mix for the body is described as a light tobacco colour, achieved by mixing 70% cinnamon and 30% yellow seal?s fur.
The mix I use is equal amounts of light and dark cinnamon and yellow seal?s fur.
Instructions assume right-handed tyers
HOOK ? Kamasan B175 # 12
THREAD ? Yellow 6/0
BODY ? Seal?s Fur, mix as above
RIB ? Flat Gold Tinsel
WINGS ? Mallard
HACKLE ? Ginger Hen
STEP 1
Attach the thread.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/Shredge.jpg)
STEP 2
Cut the tinsel to a point.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/Shredge-1.jpg)
And tie in.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/Shredge-2.jpg)
STEP 3
Apply a pinch of dubbing mix to the thread.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/Shredge-3.jpg)
And wrap to form the body.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/Shredge-4.jpg)
STEP 4
Follow with the rib in evenly spaced turns.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/Shredge-5.jpg)
STEP 5
Tie in the wings.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/Shredge-7.jpg)
STEP 6
Trim the waste and tie in the hackle.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/Shredge-8.jpg)
STEP 7
Wrap the hackle and tie off.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/Shredge-9.jpg)
STEP 8
Trim the waste, form a neat head, whipfinish and varnish for the completed fly.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/Shredge-11.jpg)