Crustaceanintermediate

Southeast & Carolinas

EP Shrimp

Name: EP Shrimp
Brand: The Woolly Gentleman

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Available Sizes#2 - #6

Color Variations

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Murray's Fly Shop

Matched on Southeast & Carolinas, crustacean flies, trout. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.

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Fulling Mill Flies

Matched on crustacean flies, trout, shrimp. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.

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Orvis Fly Catalog

Matched on crustacean flies, trout, shrimp. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.

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Sandbar Flies

Matched on crustacean flies, redfish, redfish. Louisiana/Gulf Coast redfish and inshore signature tier lead.

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Sight Cast Fishing Co.

Matched on crustacean flies, redfish, redfish. Texas and Gulf Coast saltwater catalog focused on redfish and inshore sight-fishing.

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Shrimp are the currency of the Southeast salt marsh, and the EP Shrimp is the most convincing counterfeit on the market. The EP fibers are translucent and flow in the current like the real thing -- which is to say, like something trying very hard not to be eaten while swimming directly toward the thing that intends to eat it. Present it to a tailing redfish and watch the tail go down, the back go up, and your line go tight in a sequence that never gets old no matter how many times you experience it.

Quick Facts

TypeCrustacean

Difficultyintermediate

SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Target SpeciesRedfish, Speckled Trout, Black Drum

Sizes#2 - #6

Best LocationsCharleston Lowcountry, SC; Beaufort, SC

Where to Fish It

Charleston Lowcountry

SC · Coastal Flat

Beaufort

SC · Coastal Estuary

Map unavailable. Locations for EP Shrimp: Charleston Lowcountry, SC; Beaufort, SC

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