The Good, The Pink, and The Firebead

We've had a pretty mild fall so far in Great Falls which has led to more December fishing than usual. Streamers and nymphs have been the methods of mayhem on the Missouri this fall/winter. Today it was 45 degrees at 8am, so we will be on the water.
The Good: Here is the alternative to pink or firebead selection (pictured left to right).

Soft Hackle Dead Ray: Ray Charles with a turn of soft hackle, and a hint of orange or pink in the body.
Agee's Natural Sow: Good standard sow bug pattern with a good Missouri River guide's name on it.
Rainbow Warrior: Invented by Lance Egan from Utah, this has become a staple pattern since Hareline's invention of Rainbow Scud Dubbing.
Spring Creek Scud: Smaller sized scud pattern, with the right amount of color and more sparse than most commercially tied scuds.
Tung Teaser: Zebra Midge with a tail and thorax. Trout like Chocolate and it's the holidays.
T-Midge: CDC wing, flashy body, size 18's, good hook = recipe for success on the Mo
D-Midge: Double purple glass mead, zebra midge body with a tail. I don't have much experience with this fly until tonight.
Green Hornet: Chartreuse wired zebra midge with a thorax.
Tailwater Charlie: Beefy zebra midge with a hint of purple and recessed thread instead of wire.
Tailwater Tiny: Tied on a sturdy hook, the right amount of flash and a contrasting tail. Another good zebra midge update.
Hogan's Idigo Child: one of Hogan's many similar looking children. This one black and blue.
Hogan's Lil Bastard: Hogan's kid PT meets Lighting Bug.
Two Tone Zebra: We have a few colors and it's a Brian Neilsen from Finfetcher's Guide Service favorite.
Neon Gnat: Okay, so this one has a little pink.
Fairie Circus: T-midge with a black bead, ice dub, and a different wing material.
3-wire Zebra: Can't just go standard zebra, has to be a revision 'cause the trout know...

The Pink: They do work. There is no doubt about that (Pictured Left to Right).
Spring Scud Pink: Same as above, but pink
Poxyback Sow Bug Pink: As standard as it gets. Durable, pink, and scud-like.
Pink Lighting Bug: scud hook silver lighting bug with bright pink on the tail and thorax.
Pink Amex: Dubbing colors reversed from the famous Rainbow Czech
Bloom's Soft Hackle Pink: Dave Bloom claims this one- 'nuff said.
Rainbow Czech: Has the popularity of the pink scud 5 years ago' for a reason.
The Firebead:The Revolution (Pictured Left to Right).
Tollett's PT Cruiser: This fly hit bins long before the Firebead Revolution. Tim from Frontier Anglers in Dillon dreamed up this PT revision. He is fishy and knows tailwaters.
Orange Czech Nymph: The Rainbow Czech wanted to be popular during the Firebead Revolution so it adapted.
Tailwater Charlie: original color, when home spun it wears a glass bead and lighter body but the tungsten does sink nicely and the bright back is an attention grabber.
Firebead Caviar Scud: This is one of our best selling flies from the Firebead Rev. last season.
Firebead Soft Hackle Ray: The fly that started the Revolution. Not the first firebead but the first true hero.
Firebead Sunkist: The techy fly lover's favorite firebead fly.
Firebead PT: Two of the Missouri's most effective meet on the same hook. Traditional materials meet Revolutionary materials and a hybrid is born.
Firebead Rainbow Czech: how could this not work?
Orange Scud: no frills. 99 cents every day. Timeless design.
...all of course are resting in the fly bins at the farm store on 10th Ave.