The Usk Grub - Salmon Fly Materials
12 January 2017
Wye and Usk Bugs are seen as the forefathers of the irish shrimps that Pat Curry of Coleraine made famous. Here is the recipe quite similar to the Foxford Shrimp shown below
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Foxford Shrimp | Tag: | Oval silver |
| Tail hackle | Red GP breast | |
| Rear body | light orange seal fur (somewhere between amber and hot orange), ribbed oval silver. | |
| Rear veiling | Red hackle tips. | |
| Mid hackle | White or badger. | |
| Front body | Black seal fur, ribbed oval silver. | |
| Front hackle | furnace. | |
| Wing | jungle cock Or JC Substitute |
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