Fly Fishing - West

[...] line. It’s actually faster! The post Nailless Nail knot tied by Carl Fryer appeared first on Fly Fishing - West. [...]

[...] for Salmon (and Steelhead)” by Jock Scott.  It was written some time ago specifically for fly fishing for Atlantic Salmon with a floating line but much of it will work for summer and fall [...]

[...] Salmon on flies. The post Snake River Steelhead with Double Spey Outfitters appeared first on Fly Fishing - West. [...]

[...] Tom Larimer Fly fishing guide Tom Larimer explains the fine points of selecting a sink-tip for steelhead. For more tips [...]

[...] by Jay Nichols www.flyfisherman.com Tube flies—flies tied on metal or plastic tubes rather than the shank of a hook—have been around since the [...]

[...] Reds Fly Choosing the right line for a switch rod can be daunting! We call it “SLC” here at Red’s. It is a common problem among consumers. This [...]

[...] Reds Fly This video will help you learn to streamer fish with a switch rod for trout, and hopefully motivate you to polish your casting stroke with a switch rod so that [...]

[...] always, the biggest and baddest fish in the run is looking for a meal. Enter the streamer. Streamer fishing is a super fun and effective way to target trout of all species. In Alaska, our streamers [...]

[...] that you can dial in your spey cast for steelhead season. The post 5 Weight Switch Rods for Streamer Fishing for Trout appeared first on Fly Fishing - West. [...]

[...] the most aggressive fish. The Dead Drift. Dead drifting streamers is a highly neglected streamer technique. Baitfish, leeches, crayfish, or any other organism imitated by a streamer does become [...]

[...] 80s—Waller was introduced to tubes for steelhead by guide Bob Clay on the Kispiox in 1997. Waller recalls thinking at first that the short-shank egg hooks Clay used looked much too small for the 20- [...]

[...] . Flies with stinger hooks trailing behind the pattern solve some of these problems. More steelhead anglers are realizing that tube flies provide a better solution to improve the performance of their [...]

[...] fishing. Having fresh run wild fish doesn’t hurt either. Fly fishing for fall run Nor Cal Steelhead is best in Sept/Oct/Nov on many rivers. As you go further north the fall gets there [...]

[...] that the short-shank egg hooks Clay used looked much too small for the 20-pound-plus Skeena-system steelhead. During one week that year, Clay landed every one of his fish with his tube flies, but [...]

[...] in spring (March/April/May with no flooding) and in the Fall (Sept/Oct/Nov) when the Halfpounder Steelhead (12″ to 22″) are in the rivers with warmer water temps and bugs hatching. The closest [...]