Salmon Flies

[flytyer203]

Does any one know the perfect fly patterns to use for salmon and steel head fishin; is so let me know.

[JZ]

For salmon there would be wogs(pink deerhair poppers)
eggs, bunny leaches, and well, here is a site for flies to chose from.

http://www.lakemarie.com/Fly_Patterns.html

For steelhead there would be flies like the moose turd, egg patterns purple meany and others like these:
http://www.flytiers.com/data/flypattern ... ?cmd=1&n=6

Good luck,

JZ

[peregrines]

FlyTyer,

JZ has given you great advice.

Where are you planning to fish?

If you're thinking of Great Lakes tribs, popular flies include salmon yarn eggs, estaz eggs, stonefly nymphs, sucker spawn, egg sucking leeches, crystal buggers and western patterns like green butt skunks, thors, babine specials and comets.

If you're thinking western rivers, or Alaska, here's a couple of sites that might be helpful:

http://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/

http://www.fishingnorthwest.com/steelheadflys.htm

Good luck!

peregrines

[JeffHamm]

Hi,

If it's Atlantics you're after, then Blue Charm, Coosebooms, Rusty Rat, and Black Bear Green Butts are the way to go.

- Jeff

[peregrines]

FlyTyer,

Check out the fly swap page. JZ just started up one for Steelhead and Salmon flies, you may want to jump in on that. It's a good chance to see what other folks' use for go to patterns.

peregrines

[Warm Water Fly Fisher]

pretty sure hes looking for patterns for upper NY, he fishes the salmon river often, try any eggs. You talkin salmon, meaning those big black logs, or stealys?

[JZ]

Lol, i can't feel my hands, i Just made 2 dozen eggs, and 2 dozen pinnk bunny leaches. You can probobally tell which flies i put my faith in.


JZ!

[steelheadnoob]

glo-bugs ,stonefly nymphs,egg sucking leeches

[halomidge]

I'd go with the classics, Green Highlander, Jock Scott and Mar Lodge are the way to go ...