The Fly of May
   
        Pingo's Shrimp
Text and photo: SFM-toimitus
Dressing: Ingmar "Pingo" Eriksson

All the maytime is excellent time to flyfish seatrout in the Baltic Sea,  specially this year, because the waters are still cold. Pingo is perhaps the most experienced seatrout flyfisherman in Finland. With this shrimp dressing only he has caught over 60 trouts. Pingo preferes simple, but fishing dressings. rather he has in his wallet many color and size variations of a fly as exact imitations. Impression is the word to describe his teqniques. Normally he does not name his flies. The name Pingos Shrimp is given by SFM-toimitus, because over 60 seatrouts fill the most puritanistic criteriums to name flies.

In the springtime seatrouts are loading energy after the cold winter. Important places are bladderwrack zones where family Gammarus shrimps live. Pingo's Shrimp is a impression of these animals.

Step 1. Base the shank to the middle of the bend. Fasten the rib and backshield.

Step 2. Dub with SLF the body.

Step 3. Tie the shield and fasten it with the rib

Dressing:

Hook: Wide gap caddishook #4-10
Shield: Gray crepla or similar
Rib: Thick golden wire
Body: Olive SLF or similar

Fishing guide
Ingmar "Pingo" Eriksson
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