@davidsr I was just reminded about the one fly that I did have luck with using a silver lined seed bead. Makes me want to reconsider and try that one again this upcoming year.
You can actually see a photo of it thanks to @Nick_Pavlovski. He posted it here (Thanks Peder!) where it’s hard to miss. It’s the one with the green bead with Brahma hen hackle and Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift body in the middle of the top row.