Flies For Steelhead

[Guest Nonus]

Besides ye olde egg, what kinda of flies do you use for steelhead here locally? I got some eggs only in once size though (14) due to my current limited supply of hooks and some egg sucking leeches. Looking at what else I should tie for the spring, want to get my arsenal ready.

[RLK 38]

Besides ye olde egg, what kinda of flies do you use for steelhead here locally? I got some eggs only in once size though (14) due to my current limited supply of hooks and some egg sucking leeches. Looking at what else I should tie for the spring, want to get my arsenal ready.

I don't fly fish for steelhead but lots of guys do well with various sizes of nympths. I tried drifting last spring with them and was impressed.

[Guest Beamer]

I like stones and buggers when flyfishing for steelhead here are a few patterns that work for me.

Beamer

[Guest Nonus]

Any chance of getting the material lists for the first three. I see some biots and turkey some sort of dubbing and ribbing.

Is there anything that the wooly bugger isn't good for?

[Guest Beamer]

Any chance of getting the material lists for the first three. I see some biots and turkey some sort of dubbing and ribbing.

Is there anything that the wooly bugger isn't good for?

Material list is like this

Tail - goose biots

Body- weighted .20 lead, dubbed brown/black Haretron dubbing over wrapped with vinyl ribbing

if gills are desired use ostrich herl also

Wingcase - turkey tail feather coated with flex coat,

Thorax - dubbed brown/black Haretron

Legs- ringneck pheasant body feather flex coated and the separate fibres to look like legs tied in under wing case but over dubbing

Antenna - biots

Not too much a wooly bugger isn't good for, it imitates lots of buggy things, here are some leeches that also work well, but better in the fall for me

[Guest Nonus]

Nice, using salmon hooks too.

[Castnblast 86]

those nymphs look great Randy. Nice ties!