Tui chub are the main forage minnow on Eagle Lake CA as well as most of the high desert lakes of the Great Basin between the Rockies and the Sierra/Cascades. Size does matter. Trout feed only on the younger generations and leave the bigger adults alone. The #4 is near the upper end of the size trout will target. The #8 represents a younger age class and my Marabou Minnow Series represents recently hatched fry.

This color is among the first to be offered in size #8 (3 pieces per package). I have begun offering down sized flies using the small “Shuck” for the body and the same marabou for the wing and tail. I will be adding more colors in size #8 if demand is there. Size #8 is about 50% of the #4.