I can’t remember specifically when I came up with the Grass Shrimp Solution, but it was a long time ago, maybe decades. I do remember wanting to create a fast, simple-to-tie, impressionistic soft hackle that would mimic this tiny bait in size, color, and profile. Years later, this fly continues to be a favorite of other anglers who have discovered its deadly effectiveness. It’s one of my favorites, too.
In case you’ve missed it over the years, or are new to currentseams, here’s a crash course on the pattern. The Grass Shrimp Solution was first published in 2015 in my American Angler article “Soft Hackles for Striped Bass.” It was featured in On The Water’s “Guide Flies” Column. I frequently fish this pattern in estuaries when stripers are selectively feeding on small food items. Here’s an article that covers how to do that. This piece discusses the concepts behind the pattern’s bite triggers. Those four articles ought to keep you busy for while, after which, I would guess, you’ll be heading to your tying table — and then, to the closest tidal marsh or flat.
currentseams.com 
I think it was more recent, in 2009, when met Ed Simpson on the CT shore. That’s when he generously gave us his deer hair shrimp pattern – much like one of the Scottish muddlers. We’d fished the spot for a few weeks, trying to figure out what they wanted. Ed had figured out that the bass were rising on station almost exclusively to grass shrimp, and he’d devised what was essentially a dry fly presentation. It’s lovely when strangers pass on what they’ve learned like that. I think your creation followed in the years after that. Tight lines. Jon