Steelhead fly pattern

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Advent Sunday Fly. Purple Yarn, White Silk and Peccary Wing.

These were the colors that I saw the priest wear at Mass today. The purple/violet color of Advent trimmed with white. For the wing and tail of the fly, I thought I might try peccary hair. Thoughts on peccary material…it is very stiff and brittle. Still the fly should fish, if I get a chance to tie it on and cast to the water of the Rogue River.

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Grey Heron

A take on the Grey Heron Atlantic salmon fly pattern that I tied last night. I think it turned out alright. I didn’t have an Atlantic salmon iron that I think this the fly deserves. A racy Partridge of Redditch hook would be nice. So I used one of my old Allcock hooks. A classic hook, down eyed, wet fly, heavy wire, 2X long and in a size 2. For the butt I thought fluorescent yellow/green floss would be catching. For the forward body, a dark brown/green floss instead of traditional black. For the heron, well heron. For the throat hackle I used a barred black and white hen hackle. Couldn’t find my few pieces of bronzed mallard, so I found a substitute waterfowl feather that I thought would be fine for the tenting overwing. Here is the result. What do you think? To be fished as a swinging fly on the Rogue River, Oregon. Soon.

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Dark Kispoix

Steelhead wet fly. I believe this is a B C Canada pattern. Looks good even on a Mustad 36890. I don’t know how the green floss body will hold up if a steelhead actually grabs on to the fly. The dark bucktail wing and tail however should hold up well against the sharp teeth of a Rogue River summer steelhead.

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The Pacific King (Wet fly of Roy Patrick)

The Pacific King wet fly tied specifically for Rogue River steelhead. Size # 6, Eagle Claw #1197 bronze hook and real black bear hair wing. Going to give it a cast.

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Tie Your Own Flies

The PACIFIC KING …A RETRO Fly Pattern – FINITO

I have this book Not very fancy. In fact quite dated as far as the publishing date goes. However the contents are very good and enlightening. Sweet candy if you are a fly tyer. You need to read through the instructions and savor the detail taken to explain the concepts. Either a beginner or expert fly tyer, you will benefit greatly by spending some time going through this old book written by angler writer Roy Patrick. The flavor is Pacific Northwest flies and fly tying. I like that.

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January Winter Steelhead Flies

An old streamer pattern that should get down in the water
An old trout pattern with a wonderful contrast of color.
A tried and true winter steelhead pattern.
A flashy body to attract a little attention.
A tried and true winter steelhead fly.
Red, yellow and white to bring a halt to the steelhead’s morning.
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More Steelhead Fly Patterns

Ward Cummings an old steelhead fly pattern.
Orange Fox Tail steelhead wet fly.
Green Butt Black Bear steelhead/salmon fly pattern.
An old Klamath River steelhead pattern.
A small Herniator pattern tied on a scud/egg hook
A dark Casual Dress with a black bead head. A Polly Rosborough nymph creation. Should work on steelhead.

A selection of old steelhead and Atlantic fly patterns. Should be fun to fly fish all of these on the swing. Sink tip fly line on the Rogue.