Great Lakes Steelhead Flies Swap

[setnhooked]

Well go ahead Ed and give me the bad news...how much do I owe you for talking me up? Don King would be jealous with your praising skills. Just kidding. I am humbled by your support and really appreciate learning from great tiers like yourself. It's being around people like you that have made me love the sport and hobby so much.

I'll put your sand flea...err...Salmon River Flea on the post.

Let me rephrase: I am not limiting this to NOT egg patterns but rather if you have a creative twist please feel free to go ahead. I just wanted to prevent involving glow bugs, sucker spawns, etc because I think we already have plenty of them (at least I have too many) and also wanted to share our flies as templates if anyone likes a specific pattern they haven't seen.

[Heritage Angler]

Chris - Guess you can tell I really enjoyed spending time with you at the Fish-In, and everything I wrote, I sincerely believe - just callin' it like I saw it.

My involvement with the Salmon River Flea began a few years ago, when a fishing buddy and co-worker (that doesn't tie) kept asking me to tie up this "hot new fly" that everyone was recommending to him for up in Pulaski. I finally found a picture of one and tied him up a few dozen for his upcoming trip up there. He did very well with the fly, and I've had success with it as well. I modified my version with a little more flash, and I'll tie them in the color that worked best up there - it isn't the color in the pic I sent you. It kicks butt in slightly off color water!

Still hoping to arrange a little PA Fish-In "Fall Reunion Steel Trip" if I can manage to sneak away from work for it. Things are a little hectic right now, to say the least. I'll keep you updated when I know more about it.......Ed