Steelhead Fly

[USCG716]

Planning on going up to a friends house in up-state NY, to go steelhead fishing in about 3 weeks. It's a small river called Salmon Creek. Has anyone fished it before?

This will be my first time steelfhead fishing so I've been stocking up on flies. So far I've tied a lot of egg patterns different colors/sizes.

Anyone have any reccomendations on other flies that I should tie before the trip?

This is my first attempt at a steelhead bunny fly.

[VTflyfishing]

Egg sucking leaches size 2 to 10. Wooly buggers in black, olive and brown. Estaz eggs in purple, root beer, pearl, pink and chartreuse. Crystal meth in the same colors as the estaz eggs. Sucker spawn. I have also had luck fishing with natural nymphs like stone flies. Hope this helps.
Matt

[Nymphmeister]

One thing is for sure, you won't have to worry about what color fly to tie one 'cuz that streamer has got 'em all!

Good fly advice from VT, I would add in Glo Bugs, and bring your box of medium to large trout nymphs- Hare's Ears, Caddis Larva, Stoneflies (black, golden, brown) and the like also work on Steelhead.

[USCG716]

Thanks guys for the good advice. After seeing all the steelhead posts I can't wait.. Will def. send the pics after the trip.....

[nutman]

i hope you have a two hander that fly looks like a one handed marabou night mare .Marabou is nice in little bits in a fly but when you tye in a ton it is like trying to through a soggy rag !! :-[

[USCG716]

I tied another rabbit streamer, this time making it a little more simple.... All it consists of is a white rabbit zonker strip and crosscut rabbit wrapped around the shank of the hook and a little krytal flash.... Tied on a size 8 Salmon/Steelhead hook. Less bulky and lighter and wont color blind the fish.......

[Flyfisher]

those are great flies for trout as well. nice tie!

[USCG716]

Thanks, one of the guys I work with is just getting into flyfishing and he has a membership at a private fish and game area in newtown. He told me he ussualy fishes the lake for the rainbows and browns they stock.

I figure these rabbit flies should pick up some bigger trout for him in the lake. I know in the spring time I have always had excellent luck with white streamers/buggers on rainbows.

[Flyfisher]

That will also be a good fly on browns in the fall.

[Gregorygob]

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