Taken from west fly out west
This fly is a variation of the traditional Purple Peril, with a Flashabou wing instead of squirrel tail. Under the low light of dawn, dusk, or an overcast day in fall, it suggests a presence in the water, with just enough flash to be attractive but not so much that it puts the fish off. An excellent pattern for western steelhead, it also has been used as attractor pattern for trout. Eight-pound rainbows have been known to gobble it up with confidence.