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2008/10/27 23:16:59 (permalink)

steelhead

kinda new to fly fishing for steelhead and was wondering what other types of flies to use besides egg patterns?
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    Esox_Hunter
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/27 23:42:47 (permalink)
    Woolly buggers are always a good producer for me.  Just about any color in sizes 8-12 will work.
     
    Generic nymphs produce well at times also.  Pheasant tails, copper johns, hares ears, prince nymphs, and stonefly patterns all work well.  I have had plenty of days where a PT or CJ outfished a suckerspawn by quite a bit. 
     
    If there aren't so many fish that I will be snagging them like crazy I like to fish 2 flies.  I usually put a nymph above an egg patern in that situation.
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/28 10:18:38 (permalink)
    thanks esox will the nymphs still work well doing the winter months
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/28 12:09:24 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: grimm reaper

    thanks esox will the nymphs still work well doing the winter months

     
    Yes.
     
    Basically any nymph pattern you'd use for trout will work for these trout too, it's presentation that is more important than pattern for me. 
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/28 12:23:13 (permalink)
    I'm with d-nymph
    presentation is key... these are just big rainbows
     
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/28 12:43:18 (permalink)
    Zonkers and Buggers, I like to go bigger than most guys, size 4 4X long
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/28 12:48:07 (permalink)
    D-Nymph and KJH hit the nail on the head.  Presentation is far more important that pattern selection.  Nymphs will take fish all throughout the season when drifted properly. 
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/28 14:20:45 (permalink)
    thanks guys i never used nymphs i always just used sucker spawn and last year the was a guy killing them and he was using nymths
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/28 16:20:48 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: grimm reaper

    thanks guys i never used nymphs i always just used sucker spawn and last year the was a guy killing them and he was using nymths

     
    You're going to be pleasantly surprised.
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/28 19:09:04 (permalink)
    Only caught one fish so far on a nymph (it was a regular trout), but I too was surprised.  I thought it was cool that they can find something so small, let alone want to eat it.
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/28 20:47:52 (permalink)
    i always fly fish for trout but for some reason i thought that sucker spawn and other egg patterns where all that the steelies would take
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    RE: steelhead 2008/10/28 22:59:24 (permalink)
    zonkers and clousers always work good for me.

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