Steelhead flies

There is no shortage of fly patterns to choose from when filling up your fly box for steelhead. This list of steelhead flies for Michigan includes effective staples that have produced for me and my…

Check out some of the best flies to use in the Clearwater river. Additionally, follow our tutorial on how to tie the lady caroline fly.

As I sit at my tying bench recovering from hernia surgery of 2 weeks ago I'm starting to feel well again and my thoughts are turning to spring steelhead. It's time to start filling my spring box because although it's been a brutally hard winter this year, March is just around the corner. To get myself, and you in the right mood for tying I thought I would fill you in on my Top 5 favorite spring steelhead flies. These Top 5 have been the same for nearly 5 years now and unless I or someone…

A top river guide tells you the 5 best steelhead flies which are the Stonefly Nymph, the Mayfly nymph, the worm fly, the yarn egg, and the woolly bugger

Steelhead Flies: Modern ‘Spins’ on Classic Patterns

Dark Max Canyon Steelhead Fly The Dark Max Canyon fly had its origin on the Deschutes River because of a chance meeting with an angler who wasn’t catching any Steelhead. I was fishing the west side of the river and having good success. In less than two hours I had landed and released five Steelhead. During that time the angler on the east side wasn’t having any luck, but I could tell that he was a good fly caster and was covering the water very well. When the sun finally danced across the…

Posts about Inland written by fishingwithjay

The Intruder has become more of a style of Steelhead fly than a specific pattern.The original was tied by legendary Washington Steelhead guide Ed Ward. This variation of an Intruder is tied on a wadington shank with a small octopus style hook rigged in a loop of slickshooter. This set up enables one to change the hook so as to be always be fishing with a sharp hook. This flashy blue intruder is a great pattern for covering the water quickly as it's large profile and bright colouring are…

Irideus Guide Fly Fishing Fly Collection. Irideus Custom Flies. Taking our flies to the next level in quality and unique pattern variant is a standard practice here at irideus. 6 Flies # 8 Timothy's Orange Caddis Nymph Fly Trout Fly Fishing Flies.