steelhead flies...

season greetings,


here are some popular rogue river steelhead patterns I've revised and embellished.
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what we have here are variations of:

copper johns

heavy metals - red and mixed

rubber legged ugly buggers

and of course a few pheasant tailed nymphs

In some instances I've replaced the traditional brass or copper bead head with some miracle beads that were given to me.
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I've found that the finish will chip off like many of the painted bead heads. however I've remedied that by coating the beads with sally's hard-as-nails.

cheers!

tws

I like pictures, I love when guys, gals, post them or link 'em up.

Nice flies.

later
Mike

excellent and thanks for posting these. I will look at them again.

Any Fly Angler that really wants to get into Steelhead fishing and tying, should have this book, "STEELHEAD Fly Fishing" by Trey Combs (Lyon Press)!

It has almost all the great steelhead fly patterns, but also the story of the great rivers and the anglers and their patterns.

It is a very good read, and helps you understand more fully the passion of the Steelhead Angler. ~Parnelli

[This message has been edited by Steven H. McGarthwaite (edited 23 December 2005).]

I've updated my blog - steelhead flies - with a few more rubber legged patterns.
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cheers!

tws