Pink squirrel w/ soft hackle?

[Mataura mayfly]

NICE!!!

Ditto!
Pink is another of those colours I have not tied with much, until very recently. I think it would be a nice trigger colour for Rainbows, but have used a beadhead Pink Squirrel for wild Brown trout in Northern Ireland with some success.

[letumgo]

I've been known to tye pink flies too. (shhh...)

Bubblegum Soft Hackle (designed for panfish)

Hook - Mustad Model 3906/Size 8
Thread - Red UNI-Thread (6/0)
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge Hacke
Underbody - Mylar Tinsel (Silver Side Showing)
Abdomen - Baby Bug Wrap (Pink)
Thorax - Rabbit Dubbing (Pink)

Partridge & Tups Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad Model R70/Size 12
Thread - Pearsall's Gossamer Silk (Primrose Yellow)
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge (body hackle)
Abdomen - Tups wool dubbing blend (wrapped backwards from the hackle tie in point)
Tag/Rib - Pearsall's Gossamer Silk (Primrose Yellow) - (wrapped forward to form tag and rib)

[DUBBN]

Holy smokes! Those are gorgeous!

Ray, at times, and those times are far and few between, I do well with a Pink SH. Usually it is in an area with a good scud population. Do you have good luck with these patterns?

[Mickalo]

Ray I can attest to the Bubblegum SH, I tied a few of those last season, when I found that pattern on the FTF forum, and believe or not caught 2 nice walleyes with it which I was not expecting at all was fishing for SM's around early fall.

Mike

[letumgo]

MIke - I am so happy to hear you tried my fly and caught walleye on it. How cool is that!!!

Wayne - I have only caught panfish (rockbass, pumpkinseeds, bluegills) and occasional smallmouth bass on these patterns. My local stream runs too warm, during the summer, to hold trout. Perhaps I should have tried them on steelhead.

[Kelly L.]

Sweet flies posted here, that is for sure. Ray I like that bubble gum looking one a lot.