Quote Originally Posted by Steve S View Post
To me, the Shakey Beeley suggests a lot of things. Tied in the traditional orange and yellow I think it is often taken as an egg or glow bug, besides an October Caddis or golden stone. I also think the two tone thorax and abdomen acts as a better trigger than a single color. I have yet to try it in purple, but that is certainly a color I fish a lot of in full sun.
The orange version also reminds me of a March Brown.

In general I'm learning that two-tone flies and/or flies with contrast seem to fish better. E.g., Prince Nymphs -- with the bright white biots against the dark green peacock herl.