“I believe fish eat flies for three reasons:
*Profile: Does it look like food?
*Size: Are you matching the size of the naturals in the system (orclose enough)?
*Color: Depending on the depth you’re presenting your flies, how isthe light index manipulating what the fish sees?
The Radiation Baetis addresses each of these questions. Marry thiswith one of the sharpest and strongest hooks on the market, you get afly that has been wrecking fish worldwide long before its commercialinception. When Umpqua asked me for some samples of the purpleversion we had talked about earlier in the year, it was just a quick stopinto my guide boxes and they were in the mail. Purple has long been aconfidence color of mine and those around me, and the addition of thiscolor to the lineup just makes sense. From picky tailwaters to myhome freestones, the Radiation Baetis will continue to have its placesomewhere on my rig– Shea Gunkel