Steelhead fly tying patterns

Here is a step by step, of a pattern i use a lot for my Sewin and Salmon fishing. Place the hook in the vise, here i am tying on a Ale...

Steelhead Flies: Modern ‘Spins’ on Classic Patterns

Prince Nymph for Steelhead Alley Everyone that fishes the "Alley" has caught a fish or two on the famous Prince nymph. Here is a tube version that I have kept under my hat and has served me well the past few seasons. The cone head gives this pattern just enough weight to get it down, and colors can be created easily and quickly while tying by changing the ribbing and cone head colors. YES! Tube flies are as effective and deadly under an indicator as their swinger counterparts, and give you…

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Steelhead Alley Fly Tying: Tube Fly: Simple Finn Raccoon Emerald Shiner

Tired of dubbing loops on your Intruders? Try this tip from Stuart Foxall.

If you’ve been following our blog for some time, odds are you recognize the name Stuart Foxall. That’s because Stu has put together a bunch of great fly tying posts for our humble littl…

It doesn't take a genius to figure why this pattern is so fishy. Lots of movement and flash. The best part, it's a relatively simple fly that should

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Here is another beautiful sedge tied by Thomas. The small sized dry sedges are for picky fish, big sized sedge are perfect for fast flowing rivers and strong currents With a superb water-print, this fly will be a great favorite pattern for lots of us 🙂 Materials: CDC grey for body hackle and legs made Continue Reading

I am hoping this post will be the official rebirth of my blog. It has been a wild couple of years with mother nature throwing us a few curve balls, and the outbreak of COVID 19, but we have made it and are welcoming in the 2020 steelhead season with open arms. With the completion of smallmouth season in the middle of October and trout season slowing down, I have been sitting at the bench tying up a lot of bugs for this steelhead season. These days I find myself splitting time between both…

Part of my collection of Winter Steelhead Tube Intruders. The colors represented here are at the top of my list to fish in Oregon Coastal Rivers.

Jerry French in video form giving fly tying instructions on his Steelhead Sculpin fly pattern courtesy of North 40 Fly Shop

The Steelhead Phantam – Tying Instructions | Coastal Steelhead Flies

This is a custom shank I designed to increase the tie-able shank length for large weedless baitfish patterns designed for Keel/Texas style hooks. The shank m...

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