Hi folks. Tis the season for tying flies. The cold is setting in and its time to dust off the tying bench.
Here in the Great Lakes the steelhead have been entering the rivers for over a month now and will be around till late spring. It got me thinking maybe we should do a “Favorite Steelhead Pattern” swap.
Room for all types of patterns on this one. Weather your West Coast or Great lakes we could all learn from sharing some patterns. The rules will be pretty loose on this one. It can be any pattern you want (streamers, eggs, nymphs, spey, etc…) with only three exceptions: No Glo-bugs, nuke eggs, or wolly buggers. I think every steelheader already has their fair share of these flies.
Lets make it a sign up deadline of December 20th, with a due date of January 31st to have the flies to me. I’m thinking 12 swappers including myself.
ibrb - Wow your quick! Look forward to seeing your flies. I’ll let you know as soon as they arrive here.
I’ll PM the shipping info to everyone else once the swap closes.
This swap closes in 3 days so nows the time to sign up if you’ve been debating… Will be a good swap! There are 7 spots left.
Heres a little incentive for those thinking about joining in but arent sure. I’ll tie up a bonus pattern for everyone in the swap. Cant beat a deal like that. Come join the fun.
I am up for this, just give me the details on where to mail them and how many, are needed! I enjoy using “Steelhead Patterns” for Largemouth Bass, in the local lakes around my home, in Minnesota. The Largemouth Bass seem to enjoy them too!
6 spots left folks and only 2 more days to join up.
Incentive for those thinking about joining in but arent sure. I’ll tie up a bonus pattern for everyone in the swap. Cant beat a deal like that. Come join the fun.
Unfortuntely we were not able to fill this swap with the 12 swappers I had desired, but we have 7 and that will be enough. The rest of the steelheaders must be out on the river somewhere.
This is a version of a fly that guide (and all-round good guy) Dave Sloan showed me for steelies on the American River. I’m calling it “Sloan’s American Red.”
Recipe:
Hook: TMC 7989 #8
Thread: Black UNI 6/0
Ribbing: Medium Silver
Body: Back two-thirds is 3 strands of Pearl Flashabou and front third is Black STS Triolobal Dub wrapped using a dubbing loop. (I used cement on the body too to give it a little extra durability.)
Collar: Red Guinea
