Pink Squirrel v2.1 Selection Reviews

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About Barbless Flies Limited:

Here at barbless-flies.co.uk we supply selections of barbless flies to the river & stillwater fly angler. We specialise in supplying fishing flies in size 14 and smaller. As you will see from the products on our website, we supply boxed selections of flies (be it either nymphs, dries or a mixture of both). All of the flies we supply we have successfully fished with ourselves and have found them to be long-lasting and excellent imitations. All of the flies featured on our website are tied using quality materials using barbless hooks. All of our products are shipped FREE of CHARGE, to ANYWHERE in the UK.

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Phone:

0330 66 00 587

Email:

richard@barbless-flies.co.uk

Location:

Unit 3, Bridge Farm Business Centre,
Seamer,
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO12 4BX

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Robert Ibell

Verified Reviewer

“This is my second order of Pink Squirrels. I have used for Grayling fishing and they proved very successful and became a permanent fixture in the dropper array.Wouldnt be without them now.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“As the “Mike” mentioned in the bug description, I wanted to share some insights. I’ve used traditional Driftless Pink Squirrel patterns for years, and they’ve always seemed to work surprisingly well on our local brown and brook trout. It was always a go-to when things weren’t going as planned. It just seemed to catch fish! Our scud-rich streams in the Driftless seem to be calling out to this pattern, and that little pink collar is just enough to grab their attention. I didn’t think you can beat perfection, but I’d been buying flies from Richard for a few years. I’m a fan of barbless bugs and his business model, so I suggested he try them with some tweaks. I sent him a few originals to compare. The first change was obviously barbless, and a more gunmetal (non-bronze) finish to cut down on flash. The second was tungsten, as with traditional beads, the sink rate wasn’t great, and we needed to go big or add split shot to get them down. With the density of tungsten, we could fish smaller, more appropriately sized 16’ and 18’s that had great sink rates, got the bug in the catch zone quicker, and often times enabled us fish them in a little faster water. So, to sum it up, these things catch fish and have caught fish in the Driftless US, Rocky Mountains, the Ozark's and the Smokies. I’ve ordered hundreds of them from Richard and his team, my clients have ordered a bunch, and it’s been a great bug to have in the arsenal. And, my Brit buddy Brian tells me that the Grayling tend to gobble them up as well.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

Richard Ahern

Verified Reviewer

“Teriffic, as always. All the food groups...heavy, fuzzy and pink. How can fish resist?”

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Posted 1 year ago

Kevin Norman

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“These are excellent nymphs,.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Darren Swire

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“Wow. fishing the Ribble last Sunday (6.10.24.) and 4 Grayling in 6 hours. Finally switched to a team of three squirrels and caught 6 Grayling in less than 1 hour. Very impressed.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Alan Porterfield

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“The standard of service from Barbless Flies is superb and second to none. 24 hours after placing my order I had the flies in my possession and I live in the North of Scotland. Quality of the flies was first class as always.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Andrew Chatterley

Verified Reviewer

“another high quality product, buy all my flies through this company. Faultless product and customer service as always. 11/10 thank you for being excellence standard when dealing with yourselves.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Because of the floods I haven't been fly fishing. However the flies are beautifully tied and I can't wait to use them.”

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Posted 2 years ago