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Eggstacy egg
2/28/2019
Recipe Type: Salmon/Steelhead

Submitted: 2/28/2019

simple but deadly fly pattern for trout and steelhead
Recipe Type: Salmon/Steelhead

Submitted: 2/26/2019

This is a variation of the white death that I have been fishing for the last few seasons and with great success. Hook: Barbless tube fly hook 2-4 from moonlit hooks Weight: .20 or .25 lead wire Tail and Back: white zonker strip Body: medium silver po
Recipe Type: Steelhead

Submitted: 1/7/2004

I generaly fish this fly on the swing, but I have hooked up dead drifting it. It's a really effective fly when the fish are on the gravel spawning.
DO Special
9/2/2002
Recipe Type: Streamer

Submitted: 9/2/2002

I fish this fly for largemouth (in a larger size) and smallmouth bass in the river. I fish this fly like a streamer with a few quick strips then let it sink.
Recipe Type: Streamer

Submitted: 5/6/2002

This pattern is ridiculously simple to tie, and for a good reason. You will lose alot of them, some in very big fish. It imitates a small minnow perfectly. The blue metalic underbody gives just the right flash to draw the fishes attention, and the
Recipe Type: Nymph

Submitted: 3/27/2002

Red Tag
11/22/2001
Recipe Type: Wet fly

Submitted: 11/22/2001

A very old easy pattern for all trout and salmon.
The Bullet Stone
11/21/2001
Recipe Type: Nymph

Submitted: 11/21/2001

This is one of my own patterns. Believe it or not this imitates a Stonefly nymph! Another variation I like is to use a gold cone-head, black Crystal Flash and brown marabou tail, and a brown hen hackle. The Estaz remains black pearl.
Jack O Lantern
10/23/2001
Recipe Type: Streamer

Submitted: 10/23/2001

A favorite fall Landlock Salmon streamer of mine. Works well for trout also.
Recipe Type: Steelhead

Submitted: 9/28/2001

Crystal Bugger
3/4/2001
Recipe Type: Steelhead

Submitted: 3/4/2001

Recipe Type: Steelhead

Submitted: 8/4/2000

Recipe Type: Steelhead

Submitted: 7/31/2000

If I only had one fly to use all season that works for all species of fish that run the Salmon River, this would be it. It imitates a black stone fly nymph with an egghead. We are simply combining 2 favorite sources of food. The best part about this
Wooly Bugger
7/19/2000
Recipe Type: Steelhead

Submitted: 7/19/2000

What can you say about the Wooly Bugger that hasn't already been written? It catches all species of game fish in fresh water and in salt water. I've even caught stripers in the saltwater estuaries of Narraganset Bay, Rhode Island on them. Here's how
Sucker Spawn
7/13/2000
Recipe Type: Steelhead

Submitted: 7/13/2000

You can use any thread for this pattern, although many say angora is best. This pattern is tied in a variety of colors, with cream being the most popular. There are many varieties. Many do not use any tail. Some use fluorescent thread. A bead hea
Glo Bug
7/13/2000
Recipe Type: Steelhead

Submitted: 7/13/2000

This is one method of tying this pattern, and there are several others. I found this one to produce the most uniform ball.
Crystal Meth
7/13/2000
Recipe Type: Steelhead

Submitted: 7/13/2000

People are addicted to crystal meythaline, and steelhead are addicted to these.
Recipe Type: Steelhead

Submitted: 7/6/2000