On Monday 26 August 2002 09:52 am, iain short wrote: > hi all > end october early september on sustut river in british colunbia > anyone know what flies to use for steelhead > iain
Basically, you can fish the same flies for steelhead as you do salmon. Here's a list that can be tied from patterns at http://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/: deep purple spey skunk, any variant burlap general practicioner mack's canyon popscicle purple peril street walker signal light signal light spey showgirl comet, any variation black boss silver hilton spade Now, that is a list that probably comprises most of what I carry for steelies and salmon, and it covers the types you want, dull for bright days, clear water, and hot fish, and bright flies for dull days, cloudy water and dull fish. Some big bushy flies that are going to have a tough time sinking, but will have good action, and some thin patterns to sink deep. Don't be afraid to weight the flies for better sinking, I will often wrap the shank completely with .020 lead wire for winter patterns. But I suspect that the water will be low, so that may be unnecessary. Many of these flies can be tied in a low water form with thin dressings tied short on the hook. Its easier to see than to describe. Rob -- Rob Blomquist Kirkland, WA On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section, it said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed Linux and lived happily ever after.
