Is pink the "secret sauce"?

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DarrellP
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Is pink the "secret sauce"?

Post by DarrellP » Sun Feb 12, 2023 8:48 pm

Tup's indispensable, killer bug, Hendrickson's, a ton of steelhead flies and lures, and a ton of Euro nymphs. Maybe a little pink is what we need to offer?
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Re: Is pink the "secret sauce"?

Post by DUBBN » Sun Feb 12, 2023 8:53 pm

Pink works Iike a magnet for me, or scares the heck out of the trout. In my experience.
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Re: Is pink the "secret sauce"?

Post by Johnno » Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:45 pm

For a while it was red.
Then orange.
Then purple….

:D
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Re: Is pink the "secret sauce"?

Post by ronr » Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:57 am

the winter steelhead guys around here all swear by pink... all they need are some steelhead to actually be able to fish.
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Re: Is pink the "secret sauce"?

Post by Fishnkilts » Mon Feb 13, 2023 1:08 pm

In one of my books, the author said he was using the fly King of the Water and didn't catch a fish.
The next day he opened up his fly wallet and said the red dye on his feathers turned pink.

He used the flies and could not keep the fish off his fly.

So I have to say pink must be a very productive color.
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Re: Is pink the "secret sauce"?

Post by tworod » Fri Feb 17, 2023 12:17 pm

Johnno wrote: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:45 pm For a while it was red.
Then orange.
Then purple….

:D
You forgot white, yellow, chartreuse, salmon and blue.
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Re: Is pink the "secret sauce"?

Post by Ron Eagle Elk » Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:29 am

I tied some pink Dolly Lamas for a friend going to Alaska. He thought they were a joke until he tried one. He had a Silver Salmon hooked up on the second cast. There used to be a guy in Oregon who swore he caught steelhead with nothing but pink floss on the hook shank and a bit of pink floss for a tail. Never saw that, so I can't swear to it.
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Re: Is pink the "secret sauce"?

Post by Mfs686 » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:57 am

The first day of my trip to Alaska I asked my guide what color fly I should use. He told me any color will work as long as it is pink. :lol:
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Re: Is pink the "secret sauce"?

Post by Theroe » Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:21 pm

Pink Darbee hackle - = murder!
Soft and wet - the only way....
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Re: Is pink the "secret sauce"?

Post by Mike62 » Wed Feb 22, 2023 4:31 pm

Theroe wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:21 pm Pink Darbee hackle - = murder!
Hey! Where you been?
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