A shrimp pattern that I made for sea trout fishing in saltwater and brackish water estuaries in Scandinavia. P & S Shrimp stands for Plain & Simple Shrimp, since this fly is pretty easy to tie - and super effective. I use several different hooks models for this one: short shank as well as long shank shrimp hooks.
P & S Shrimp (with affiliate links)
Hook: I tie it on a wide range of hooks: Partridge Saltwater Shrimp and a wide gap sickle style hook and several models of Ahrex hooks.
Thread: Mostly I use white – you choose the brand -
Tail: Natural Sculpin Wool (Dark Roe Orange) suggesting the mouth parts of the shrimp
Eyes: Easy Shrimp Eyes (Black) -
Butt: Natural Sculpin Wool (Dark Roe Orange). This is used to spread the hackle
Feelers: strands of Mother of Pearl soft flash (or Crystal flash or similar) -
Hackle: Teal or grey mallard… as legs -
Body: Woolly Sparkle Dub (