Tying a (saltwater) Prawn Fly with gamefishingireland

Prawns (and shrimp) form a significant part of the diet of many saltwater species such as seabass, seatrout etc. Hence they are an important fly to have in your box of imitations. On the Irish coast there are prawns (often also referred to as shrimp) that hide in the kelp and weed. These tend to be larger and bulkier than the sandshrimp. Prawns tend to have long feelers and whiskers too. These along with their eyes are all distinguishing features to build into your fly pattern.
The pattern here has a hot spot that acts as an attractor for fish and helps the fly stand out amongst naturals. Fish the fly slowly or dead drift in a current. It can be retrieved more quickly where there is little or no flow to represent a fleeing prey item.
Materials:
Hook - ahrex light stinger size 6
Thread 1 - fluo red 8/0
Feelers - flexi floss coloured with permanent marker
Whiskers - nyat in shell pink or sand colour
Tail - bronze mallard
Tail 2 - barred marabou sand colour
Dubbing - slf prism sand
Eyes - easy shrimp eyes in medium in black or make your own
Thread 2 - white 8/0
Legs - easy shrimp legs 2.0 coloured with permanent marker
Back - shrimp shell back e.g. pro sportfisher or similar
UV flex resin
UV resin thin

[@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland]

Very realistic. I don't think I have the skills for this one. Brilliant tying 🍻🐟🎣