Pink Albert

NYMPH SIZE: 8-15 mm (5/16 to 5/8 in)

NYMPH COLOR: Brown, olive brown

DUN SIZE: 7-15 mm (1/4 to 5/8 in)

DUN COLOR: Wing: yellow, tan. Body: creamy pink

SPINNER SIZE: 7-15 mm (1/4 to 5/8 in)

SPINNER COLOR: Wing: clear. Body: creamy pink

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Nymphs flattened. Nymphs and duns have two tails.

About Pink Alberts

Pink alberts are a species of Epeorus mayfly. They share many of the same characteristics of the yellow quills; refer to that page for more information. The major differences are that pink alberts hatch later in the summer, the duns have a pink hue, and trout tend to take the duns off the surface.

Spinner falls of all Epeorus species can be important. While the spinners usually fall onto the riffly water where they laid their eggs, they tend to drift downstream and collect in backeddies or quiet water below the riffles. That is where trout wait for them and where you should cast your imitation.

STAGE

PATTERN

SIZE/
COLOR

PRESENTATION

WHERE

Dun

Sparkle Dun

14-16/Wing: tannish. Body: pale pink

Standard dry fly

runs near riffles