lets try again...

i know you like this one salmo so i'll post it again

holy crap man some recent pic's from db.. I love it !! Are those your salmon flies or a mix ? the rods are sweet but gotta take that plastic off or you'll be considered a yuppie..
Nice job and well done.. Now lets see them hanging out of a salmons mouth..

yea gotta play nice,nice.. those flies in the box are Sweet.. Where do you fish them ?

Thanks salmo;

Tuna; which box are you referring to; the tubes, hair wings or nymphs?
Regardless; the nymphs and tubes get fished on the salmon river. I've yet to hit one on a tube. They are newer to me. They are great flies but IMO they are not the right choice all of the time and I opt towards spin gear in recent years at times where they would produce well. The nymphs are fished hard in winter months along with other typical steelhead patterns. I find the nymphs work great for winter steelhead. I have days in january and february that produce good umbers of fish. I've had fish come up from deep water to smack them and I alwayslove the ones that hit them hard when straight lined on a 3/4 to 100% down stream from you.

For the hair wings; I don't use them really when fishing the salmon river. I should try them more often though. My father has gone for atlantics in canada 3 times in the past 5 years. So there's a few boxes of rusty rats, green butts and all types of them laying around.... oh wait; i've done well with a green machine for steelies as well. Tied with spun deer hair or chennille and a white tail; also a smurf which is the same as a green machine but in blue... the white calf tail as a tail seems to do the trick

Give me time and i'll post more

This one I call the steel dragon. The chenille yarn is coated with Aquaseal-along with the sili-legs it wiggles like its jonesin' for meth.

This I call "the dentist". Its got my favorite trout elements that have served me well for decades. Wood duck in the tail for mottling. Australian Possum because it has a great sheen in the water, brass ribbbing for its subtle flash and palmered starling for a soft hackle-tiny bugger effect (nymph-in- the- round)
These both caught alot of fish last winter. I'll probably tie no more than 7 or 8 patterns.
 
Charlie
 

As soon as I get some loose eggs--- I'll post some of my fav "flies" lol

great flies to all..
dime I was wondering about the last box with hair wings.. They are very pro looking .. Kudos to the tier.. I guess I was wondering the practicality on the SR given the short time frame to use them.. Great looking flies though..

ORIGINAL: metalslayer

As soon as I get some loose eggs--- I'll post some of my fav "flies" lol

funny stuff slayer and hook...

Hey metal; are you a slayer fan?

ORIGINAL: Cohookhead

I have the same flies, didn't cost a cent either, just pulled them off the fish u guys lost! Lol nice stuff guys

I bet at least half mine were in the front half of the fish!
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Charlie

Hey Fichy your flies were the best because I know the fish ate them, it just stuck at the other end when the fish tried to pass it! LOL

Thanks for posting all the flies DB and HT. Gives me more ideas of what works and makes me think about why. I've started to get a handle on what steel do, but, I have no idea what a salmon does, other than go ballistic when it "takes" a Michigan cricket.   I got one late Ho last year and it gave me a run down the river on the 7 wt.  It was snap it or chase, so I decided to take a stroll.  I'd like to get one king on the fly (I caught one on spinning gear/ egg sack in '87) , just because it's another side of a river I've come to love. I can understand why the crowds are there, especially for the slammin'. A friend in Alaska told me it's every bit as bad on the Kenai and showed me the pics to prove it.
  What size   salmon hooks are the streamers tied on, guys?  I've been using 4's. That about right?
 
Charlie 

Tuna; nice ties. One question with the ice minnow; do you ever get a short strike on that being that its tied on a small hook??? I would be more inclined to tie that on a tube or a longer shank to reduce the possibility... just curious...

That double egg sperm is nice; for me, when targetting browns; I throw white in the mix; maybe white hackle on some rather than the orange for me.... I commonly tie different colors of the same patterns with many of my patterns. Especially with nymphs.

Overall; id say all of your flies posted would attract all salmonoid species in the river... even some would do smallmouths as well. I am a firm believer in presentation over the actual fly itself. Pulsation is key especially with salmon... I hope this somewhat answers your question fichy. Im looking forward to sitting down and spinning some flies up with you guys in september. A common approach of mine when tying is to always try something different; and most times they always work. This is where I've gained my opinion of "presentation" over "fly"....

Nice tuna....estaz flies were a staplefor me back in the 90's.... I always pulled crystal flash; z-lon; hi-vis, or glo bog yarn over the back of them as well. I always tied the pull back material to the head and then and then finished it off.... I then restarted at the back of the fly and pulled the material over the back and finished it off and clipped it for a tail. I bought some chartruese estaz the other nightso i'll tie one up and post it later.... blue and red always worked best for me

Hey to eveyone; if you go to the speciaties forum for fly tying here on fish usa; view the topics from the last 90 days and you will see a thread called steelhead flies from 2010.... anyone who has a passion for tying will really enjoy this thread. There are some beautiful specimens to say the least.... all should check it out....

Im sure sooner than later someone will bring it back to the top; since erie steelhead is approaching

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