Steelhead beginner on the fly

[brandon4455]

http://oregonflyfishingblog.com/2010/03/12/dubbed-head-egg-sucking-leech-fly/

here is a video on the pattern I started using when I first took up fly rodding steelhead by jay nicholas and caddis fly. Same concept just isn’t on a jig hook.

And here is one from them on a jig hook, but I don’t set my marabou this way, I always Palmer my
Feathers unless I’m tying one with a full body and tail at the end

Jay’s Marabou Steelhead Jig: So effective you’ll feel guilty | The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

oregonflyfishingblog.com

 

[Echskech]

Now I've just got to figure out how to get the feather plume closer to the eye for that full pom-pom look. Also, these things are wonky as frick but fun to tie.

 

[troutdude]

@Echskech check out this ODFW article on Steelheading:

10 tips to catch more winter steelhead | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

Successful steelhead fishing is more about developing a good strategy for finding fish than about fussing over gear, techniques and colors. (Although pink worms really do work!)

myodfw.com

 

[Echskech]

@Echskech check out this ODFW article on Steelheading:

10 tips to catch more winter steelhead | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

Successful steelhead fishing is more about developing a good strategy for finding fish than about fussing over gear, techniques and colors. (Although pink worms really do work!)

myodfw.com

That link is great! Thanks