Mighty Pink Thing
This pattern was originated for the Pinks, and the Sockeyes, but takes Steelhead in the last of the fall in the stable, slow water swims. Rogue Steelhead take them in the warmer times, while angling for Pinks.
Mighty Pink Thing |
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| Hook: | Salmon 2/0-6 |
| Thread: | Unithread 6/0, Wine |
| Tail: | Whole blood marabou plume, Hot Pink |
| Body: | Cactus chenille: large, fuschia, wrapped full over the blood plume stalk, and fibers stroked rearwards each turn, permitting close, tight wraps with no entrapment of the chenille |
| Hackle #1: | Webby hot pink schlappen, folded |
| Hackle #2: | Jumbo orange Guinea Fowl, tip-tied, folde |
This pattern was originated for the Pinks, and the Sockeyes, but takes Steelhead in the last of the fall in the stable, slow water swims. Rogue Steelhead take them in the warmer times, while angling for Pinks. |
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