Tied up a few more Shrimpadillos for an upcoming Florida Gulf trip in April. The Shrimpadillo is the original creation of brothers Steven and Alan Kulcak of Sightcastfishing.com, a south Texas outfit. The inspiration for the Shrimpadillo came after a day on the water sight casting to redfish along Texas Gulf coast. Alan had the original idea but both brothers worked through many variations until they felt they had the pattern nailed down in terms of effectiveness and durability on the water. Steven told me the name came to them almost instantly as the fly looked like the head of a shrimp with the shell of an armadillo—an abundant resident of the South Texas countryside. Rumor even has it that one version called for the urine-stained belly fur of a female armadillo, but I couldn’t verify that.
Chartreuse versions have been effective for Speckled Trout in deep potholes.
Hook: SFH20, #1
Thread: Clear mono
Antennae: Black Shrimp Antennae or Crystal Flash
Eyes: Easy Shrimp Eyes
Legs: Sightcast Marsh Legs
Body: Sightcast Spoon Fly Cutouts
Weight: Small dumbell (optional)
Covered with UV resin and Sally Hansen
