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Ally's Shrimp
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Ally's Shrimp

SalmonShallow

Ally Gowans' long-tailed shrimp. A moving silhouette for summer salmon — the dressed double for low summer water, the tube version for spring spates and post-flood probing.

Naturals it imitates
shrimp profile
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface & waking
Shallow
Mid-depth
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
How it sits in the water

Same dressing across formats: small dressed double for clear low water; copper or brass tube for cold or coloured water on a sink-tip.

How it's usually fished
  • Summer dressed doubleShallow
    The classic low-water Ally — small, sparse, swung on a floater.
    floating line10–12 doublelong fluorocarbon leader
  • Mid-depth tubeMid-depth
    Same dressing on a 1 inch copper tube — probes through medium and slightly coloured water.
    intermediate or slow sink-tip1 inch copper tube
  • High-water tubeDeep
    Brass tube on a Type 2-3 sink-tip for coloured spates and post-flood.
    Type 2-3 sink-tip1.25 inch brass tube12–15lb leader, 6-8ft
Hook range#6–12 / 1–1.25 inch tube
Size by condition
default range8–12
low water10–12
high water1–1.25 inch tube
cold water1 inch copper tube
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Included in packs
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