Steelhead flies

The Cotton Candy Tube is one of our favorite winter Steelhead patterns. This is an easy quick must have pattern.

This is a variation on the Skunk that was originated by Del Copper. It's been a proven fish catcher on the Pacific North West steelhead rivers and also been good with sea-run cutthroat trout.

The Steelhead Matuka is an adaptation of the New Zealand method of Matuka flies. The traditional Matukas use feathers for the wing, but the steelhead version uses a rabbit strip.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and while the McLeod Ugly isn't the ugliest fly pattern I've ever fished, it certainly isn't what I'd call a cheery fly.

George Cook's Cone Head Bluemoon (Alaskabou) Steelhead and salmon fly. June Fly Draw -

June Fly Draw -

Tying the Hareball Leech Salmon and Steelhead Fly Tying Pattern

Materials Used..
Hook, Daiichi Spey size 3
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Tag, Oval Silver Tinsel
Rib, Flat Silver Tinsel

The Crystal Meth Sucker Spawn or just Crystal Sucker Spawn is a great fly for a steelheader just getting into tying up their own flies.

This beefy fly is a great choice to throw to steelhead, silver salmon, chum salmon, arctic char and dolly varden. The heavy lead eyes used on this fly help it get into deep pockets quickly.

This video features the extended version of my video on tying a Purple Rabbit Strip Steelhead Tube Fly.

A versatile pattern that can be used on your local trout stream, steelhead river, or even the Puget Sound. This fly is an easy tie that cast's like a dream and moves naturally in the water.

Tying Ken Moorish's Trailer Trash Steelhead / Salmon Fly Episode 9 Piscator Flies

We have been fishing classic style Atlantic Salmon hair wing tubes for steelhead for a while now with awesome results. They cast like bullets, move great, and sink fast.

Big Intruders For Kings and Winter Steelhead
Fair Warning, this is a long one.

Detailed instructions for tying a Rusty Rat.

Guest tier, George Marshall, shows us how to tie one of his beautiful Steelhead Muddlers

Using Finn Raccoon instead of marabou to increase the life of your flies in freezing temps

A variation of the Orange Heron spey fly and the Intruder. Tied on a 45mm waddington shank, this is an unweighted fly to be swung for Steelhead.

Detailed instructions for tying a Steelie Omelet.

Detailed instructions for tying Rusher's Steelhead Nymph.

This is a great baitfish / minnow pattern for steelhead.

Detailed instructions for tying a Steelhead Woolly Bugger.

Salmon/Steelhead Fly by Davie McPhail