Classic Steelhead flies
Greetings all,
Some stuff I've been working on. Easy ties, but fun to swing.
Row 1: Skunk, Green Butt Skunk, Golden Demon, Winter's Hope and Bosquito
Row 2: Coal Car, Silver Hilton, Polar Shrimp, Skykomish Sunrise and Boss.
That lone fly to the right is an indulgent Blue Doctor tied on a size 4 double. The rest are tied on size 6.
The majority of these flies are from the mind of the great Ed Haas. It's neat to see how simple, yet effective, these old patterns were and still are. Sorry for the crappy pic, my wife took the camera with her to get ready for my daughter's b-day party this afternoon. You know I had to get some tying in before hand! Ha.
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Many go fishing all their lives, never knowing it is not fish they are after. -Henry David Thoreau
Perhaps fishing is, for me, only an excuse to be near rivers. -Rod Haig-Brown