Crevette de frai d'Enrico

The shrimp profile sits level in the water instead of tipping, which is exactly what I needed on a slow flat. Picked up two bonefish and a small permit on the same fly before it finally got shredded.

Tied one of these on before a permit flat at low tide and the fish didn’t hesitate—the lifelike profile did exactly what it was supposed to. Cast it slow along the drop-off and got a solid follow on the first drift. Feels sturdy enough for a few saltwater trips in the box, which is all I need.

That shrimp pattern sat in my fly box for two weeks before a permit finally committed to it—the lifelike profile must have done the trick because he chomped it on the second drift. Water got cloudy mid-morning but the realistic imitation still got noticed.