General Practitioner # 4

The General Practitioner or formally known as the GP fly is a prawn fly that needs little introduction to anglers in Europe – A must-have in the fly box

Here tied on Japanese double hook either 6 or 4 with seal fur body – Horns from polar bear – long cock hackle from Whiting Spey capes.

Present the General Practitioner fly drifting towards the fish

I prefer to fish The General Practitioner Fly and other similar shrimp flies drifting toward the fish – It is like the flies presented in this style… attract the salmon in a special way. A practical suggestion in relation to such a presentation would be; to cast the fly to known salmon lies in a way that will allow you to follow the fly to the spot – with a loose line…

You’ll need to have some of these on your trip to Island, Scotland or Norway…

A bit of General Practitioner history

The General practitioner fly was originally devised by the late Mr Esmond Drury in 1953 – Mr Drury is also known for the famous Esmond Drury treble hook that he created in 1948

Above right, The late Mr Drury with a batch of big salmon from the Wye river in Walse – Photo with courtesy from Mr Jan Johansson – Photo from Mr Johansson´s fantastic book on salmon flies: du underbare laxfluga.