Blue For Fichy

Looks good, Clint.   I  sure as hell  don't deserve no honor, though.lol
It's not my go to, but it  works  like a charm sometimes.
 
Charlie

Blue is a great color for steelhead; especially when combined with red,orange or pink... great fly clint!!!

Blue charm is an old school traditional wet pattern... im sure it would be a great steel fly

Because someone didn't know a traditional salmon fly? That's kinda ridiculously elitist, put that way. 

Rich,did they contract with you to make the reservoir deeper?Man that's great.

Thank's guys.  The wing cases have been coming out better when I coat them with Sally Hanson.  I like varying the color of the wings too as it a little different from the next guy.  Having much better looking Stones with the Mustad 3906b  than the tiemco 1530.  The extra eye length gives a bit more room to fit everything in, especially a bead if you want it.  Still have to get to my yarn eggs, maybe this weekend.  They are my bane as being left handed it is tough to find good sharp scissors to cut them.  I find myself trimming them a bit after , they turn out OK but It takes a few minutes.   I use  a pen tube to feed the yarn.  
RJ do you use a 2x or 3 x hook for the double sperm?
 
Yea that looks a like it would be tough on that stuff.  I am constantly getting on my dad to take better care of our stuff.   Thinks nothing of jumping on the diesel tractor starting it up and going without a warm up, but wonders why it blows a ton of smoke until it get warm.
 

Clint.
When in town if you pick up a Mustad 36890 (salmon fly hook) size if you can find 10 or 8.. They tie nice big stones..  Generally what I throw in high water or Oct>Nov conditions.. Not so much in low water winter conditions..
They would be the 36890b > 10..
 
Another sweet mustad stone hook I just dug out and like is C53S.. Long curved nymph size 8..
 
For spring steel it's Mustad 36890B size 4 (snag so I been told ) hook all the way ..
The Swap fly ;)
 
It pays or not, to play around with different hooks to find a comfort tying and fishing level
 

Charlie, Santy claus is going to get me a pair of those :0)
RJ thanks for the tips on the hooks.  I will check them out.  Your right, I have been learning the subtle differences in hooks and some things look better on different brands and sizes.  I have been tying a nymph like pattern on the C49s called the steelhead hammer and had some luck with it last year.  
http://dailyflytyer.com/2..12/hammering-steelhead/
 
RJ, I get what you are saying  (and you have said it before) that some times it is easy to want to tie and try every fly you see.  I am trying to concentrate on only a few.  Stones,  Eggs (Estaz, yarn, spawn) and a few simple Nymphs like that little green bean Charlie showed us.  

I have a few in my box that would fit that bill.  Just learning to tie maribou and experimenting a bit.  

I'm confused,looks like the blackhole at low tide? Anyway. Rich you can dig? .. man those photos show the game of things no doubt..money walks, always has. , meanwhile, looking forward to fish some walleye next week. hope all is well. sk