pink squirrel

[islander]

Can anyone tell me how to tie one? It sounds like I should have some in my fly box.

[A Fly Angler]

put a bead on your hook and weight the hook, krystal flash strands tail, tie in some wire of choice (fine), dub body forward with brownish tan nymph dubbing, wrap the wire over the body, tie in some pink nymph dubbing, and you're done. It's a nice easy tie, but not nearly as effective as scuds are.

[wade22]

I like to use a # 16 nymph hook with a gold tungsten bead. Tie in two strands of krystal flash as the tail, dub in squirrel belly fur for the body and fine gold wire for the ribs. Before finishing, tie in one and a half turns of pink chenille right behind the bead.

I've had a lot of success fishing this pattern early season and think it's one of the more effective flies in my arsenal. Simple and quick to tie. I think the pink chenille imitates a scud or works as a general imitation. Not to be substituted entirely for a good scud, but it's highly visible in stained early-season water. Picked up a couple small brookies last night on it as the sun was getting low. Original midwestern pattern too. And it tastes pretty good at the bar

Good luck!

[islander]

Thanks for the help. I'll try one out on the opener.