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Park Shrimp
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Devised by Ross Macdonald on the Aberdeenshire Dee, the Park Shrimp now catches salmon throughout the UK and is a firm favourite in the Hebrides.
Material list for the Park Shrimp
Hook or tube: Any size
Thread: Red
Tag: Gold wire or oval tinsel
Tail: Orange Arctic runner tied above and below a longer length of yellow Arctic runner with gold Angel Hair
Butt: Gold Lite-Brite
Body: Black seal’s fur
Rib: Pearl mylar
Wing: Black Arctic runner
Cheeks: Natural jungle cock
Head hackle: Orange badger cock wound in front of yellow badger cock
Head: Red
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