Pink Squirrel

Size 12 Nymph added by Troutnut, Friday April 04, 2008

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Description

This one isn't particularly well-tied, and it's from my earliest months of tying, but I put it up because I'm not sure when I'll get around to tying and photographing another one. It's obligatory for any fly fisher from Wisconsin to give a nod to this local celebrity pattern.

Tying Materials & Directions

Bead head. A bit of lead weight underneath. Tapered hare's ear body. 4 strands of pink krystal flash for the tail. Pink thread. Bright pink artificial dubbing for the collar. Piece of cake!

Comments

BGrnFlyfish, Tuesday April 08, 2008

And what type of nymph does the Pink Squirrel imitate? I would like to get about a dozen of these but I don't know where I could get them, as I am not a very good fly tier yet!

Troutnut, Tuesday April 08, 2008

It doesn't imitate anything... it just works. Some have suggested that it's a very approximate imitation of a cased caddis larva, but I think they're really reaching for an excuse to feel better about using it. It's really just an effective attractor pa

Perez, Monday July 07, 2008

I agree.I found gold bead+HE very well atracting pattern for trout.

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