Category 3 U Egg - Early Girl / Steelhead Orange

Match the size before you worry about the colour

Anglers agonise over egg colour and then fish one twice the size of the real thing. Real roe is small, and a fly that matches it will out-fish a bigger one in front of a fish that has been looking at the genuine article. Start small and only size up if the water is carrying colour and the fly is not being found. Early girl over steelhead orange gives a muted body with a brighter spot, which covers most situations.