A steelhead fanatic (aka DrDaveTheRave) reminds me it's almost egg time again.

I was just browsing an online catalog and noticed my favorite egg-tying material McFlyfoam is available in at least 44 different colors. Naturally, this let's you make 44 different solid-colored egg patterns.

Many of us, however, prefer to make eggs from 2 colors, and I couldn't help but think about the possibilities. If you type

44!/(2!*(44-2)!)

into any Google search window, you will see that

946

two-color combinations are possible! So, on a hard-fished stream, give those fall/winter fish something to choose from!

Of course, in the extreme 4-color "Clown egg" category, there are 135,751 combinations, so hurry up and get tying.