Tagged With: fly tying
Steelhead Fly
Every year I find new ways to tie egg-sucking leeches, so here’s the latest one from the vise.
Ray Charles Revisited
hook: size 16-20 curved or straight shank nymph hook thread: red 6/0 or 8/0 wire: silver (small) body: ostrich herl shell back: one strand of pearl flashabou 1. Tie in the wire off the rear of the hook 2. Tie in one piece of flashabou 3. tie in 2-4 strands of ostrich herl 4. Start … Continue reading »
Driftless Proven Patterns
The pink squirrel – a driftless favorite. This last fly ALWAYS catches fish wherever scuds and sow bugs are present.
SW Florida Fly selection
A Few New Streamers
Fly tying for me lately has been all over the place tying everything from trout flies, muskie flies, steelhead flies, and even some saltwater stuff just in case I get down to the everglades this spring. As always I have the most fun tying steelhead flies and here are a few that spawned from streamers … Continue reading »
Norcal Chinook
Justin just sent me these photos and I wanted to share them. The kings are in thick in Northern California and there are quite a few 1-2 year steelhead to be had. Starting in December the big chromers start showing up along the Pacific Northwest coast. Justin has been having much success with an old school … Continue reading »