# Purple Showgirl Rocks! **URL:** \ **Category:** Utah Fly Fishing\ **Created:** [April 29, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517 "2013-04-29T19:29:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OldTroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b77776/32.png) [@OldTroller](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/OldTroller)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/1 "2013-04-29T19:29:05Z")
I fished the little available water at Soldier Creek marina yesterday and the fly of the day was the Purple Showgirl. I ended up with 21 and a thought occurred to me. What other colors do you guy like to tie in the “showgirl” style? ---
**Author:** ![Catcherman2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@Catcherman2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Catcherman2)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/2 "2013-04-29T19:33:13Z")
Black in the alaskabou style work good as leech. ---
**Author:** ![flygoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@flygoddess](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/flygoddess)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/3 "2013-04-29T22:57:34Z")
My brother had one he called Crystal Meth…LOL Red chenille and white Marabou. I’ve had great days at Soldier Creek using that fly. But I tied a special nymph on with it. Cutt hit the PS and rainbow hit the nymph…fun stuff. Catherman. This is a Bill Scheiss fly (If I remember right) and it is nothing like the Steelhead version. The Steelhead version is more what I use, similar to a Gartside Softhackle. ---
**Author:** ![Catcherman2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@Catcherman2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Catcherman2)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/4 "2013-04-30T01:59:45Z")
Ok now I see I thought he was talking about the first pic but the second pic is what he means? ---
**Author:** ![flygoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@flygoddess](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/flygoddess)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/5 "2013-04-30T02:11:18Z")
You betcha!. Add an orange stripe (out of orange floss) down the belly of the bottom one kicks it up a notch[;)] ---
**Author:** ![OldTroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b77776/32.png) [@OldTroller](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/OldTroller)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/6 "2013-04-30T03:12:29Z")
Yes that’s the one. ---
**Author:** ![Catcherman2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@Catcherman2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Catcherman2)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/7 "2013-04-30T04:09:43Z")
Does that work better than just a crystal bugger? Looks the same just marabou at the front… ---
**Author:** ![OldTroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b77776/32.png) [@OldTroller](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/OldTroller)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/8 "2013-04-30T04:17:02Z")
It is a killer fly on many days. I have never compared the two side by side. The purple showgirl is a top dozen flies to fish at the berry and mantua. ---
**Author:** ![Catcherman2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@Catcherman2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Catcherman2)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/9 "2013-04-30T15:41:28Z")
Well it seems I should tie some up then ---
**Author:** ![flygoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@flygoddess](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/flygoddess)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/10 "2013-04-30T20:52:30Z")
Absolutely! Another one to tie up was designed by Byron at Fish Tech. Called the Crystal Killer. Basically a bugger, but pheasant tail for the tail instead of marabou. Keep in mind Purple is the last color to LOOSE it’s color in deep water ---
**Author:** ![Catcherman2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@Catcherman2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Catcherman2)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/11 "2013-04-30T21:05:59Z")
Good to know I thought it was blue. I’ll be using more purples! ---
**Author:** ![flygoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@flygoddess](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/flygoddess)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/12 "2013-04-30T21:50:58Z")
Blue is down there too.[:)] ---
**Author:** ![kandersonSLC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@kandersonSLC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/kandersonSLC)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/13 "2013-05-01T00:30:01Z")
Just tied up some Purple Showgirls - some with orange floss on the bottom. Hope to try them out at Soldier Creek Marina on Fri. or Sat. ---
**Author:** ![flygoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@flygoddess](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/flygoddess)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/14 "2013-05-01T00:56:17Z")
Make it Saturday and I will show you the Nymph I use with the PSG[;)] ---
**Author:** ![up2nogood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@up2nogood](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/up2nogood)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/15 "2013-05-01T01:37:05Z")
You will have plenty of company come Saturday, Sunday had plenty of people there, and there was not a lot of open water to fish. ---
**Author:** ![OldTroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b77776/32.png) [@OldTroller](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/OldTroller)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/16 "2013-05-01T03:27:32Z")
Less than ten pontoons tubers and we were practically bumping into each other. ---
**Author:** ![flygoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@flygoddess](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/flygoddess)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/17 "2013-05-01T14:10:52Z")
But it has been nice (up to today) I am sure you can get 20 pontooners this weekend…LOL By the way folks, the PURPLE SHOWGIRL is tied with a special color of purple. More a Lavender. The pictures never show this. I have tried it with a darker purple and caught fish but nothing like the Lavender. Black Chenille will also work. Great picture in Bill Schiess book. ---
**Author:** ![OldTroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b77776/32.png) [@OldTroller](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/OldTroller)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/18 "2013-05-01T22:27:33Z")
I am going to tie up a couple in lavender. But I have always done well in the regular purple. It aint real dark but it aint lavender for sure. ---
**Author:** ![flygoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@flygoddess](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/flygoddess)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/19 "2013-05-01T23:10:28Z")
Bill recommended the lighter and I found it to work better, but you use what you use as it sounds like it works for you. I wanna try something new this year. ---
**Author:** ![kandersonSLC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@kandersonSLC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/kandersonSLC)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517/20 "2013-05-02T04:10:28Z")
This is as close to lavender as I could find. [inline “Purple Show Girl.JPG”] [Next page](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/purple-showgirl-rocks/220517.md?page=2)