Jaxon's Hopper

Translucent shrimp/fry

MulletShallow

A pale grey UV-dubbed body ribbed with gold wire, an iridescent green shell-back, and a turquoise tail-tag with a red band — built for the semi-transparent shrimp and fry found around sand-flat margins. Colin Macleod, featured in Fly Fishing and Fly Tying magazine, January 2024.

Fish this when

Sand-flat and sandbar margins where small translucent food items are present rather than opaque shrimp.

Why it works

The UV dubbing and iridescent shell-back combination is built specifically to mimic the semi-transparency of natural shallow-saltwater food items.

Naturals it imitates