[Video] How to Tie a Nuke Egg (Antron Egg)

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Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions presents his version of a Nuke Egg (i.e., egg pattern with a nucleus), dubbed an Antron Egg, in this fly tying video demonstration. Fun Egg Pattern With an Egg Dot To Boot With the onset of Steelhead runs in the Great Lakes tributaries (and elsewhere), now is the time to [...]

Jay’s Total Domination Steelhead Egg Pattern

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Jay Nicholas of Caddis Fly Shop shows us how to tie his Total Domination Steelhead Egg pattern, so named for one of his favorite beers (Ninkasi Total Domination). As with many steelhead egg patterns, Jay’s Total Domination Egg works great fished on a dead drift, especially when paired with a big stonefly nymph under an [...]

[Video] Tying a Bunny Leech by Davie McPhail

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Davie McPhail demonstrates how to tie a Bunny Leech in this fly tying video. The Bunny Leech is easy to tie and is a favored pattern for Steelhead and Salmon but also works well in lakes for Bass, Pike and even Trout when tied in smaller sizes. Material List Hook: 1 1/4-inch tube Thread: UTC [...]

[Video] The 3M Minnow by Rich Strolis

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Fly Tying Video Rich Strolis demonstrates how to tie his 3M minnow, a quick baitfish imitation. Borrowing ideas from the zonker, double bunny and the clouser minnow style of tying Rich puts his own flare on this effective streamer pattern in this fly tying video. 3M Minnow Material List Hook: TMC 9394 Size 2-8 Eyes: [...]

[Ska-Opper] Revolutionary Steelhead Popper

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The guys at Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters sat down with Scott Howell a few months before the release of his DVD Skagit Master Volume 2: Steelheading Outside the Box to talk about his clever Ska-Opper fly. The Ska-Opper is a revolutionary steelhead popper that elicits extremely aggressive responses from steelhead and is a lot of [...]

[Fly Tying] The Ice-Pick Streamer with Fish-Skull

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In this Friday Night Fly Tying Video Rich Strolis of Catching Shadows unveils his “Ice-Pick” streamer, a variation the of classic Zonker featuring the Fish-Skull which is a weighted head with a realistic looking baitfish profile. New Fly Tying Product Fish-Skull The Fish-Skull by Flymen Fishing Company won the Dealers Choice Award for the best [...]

Steelhead [Salmon] Flesh Fly

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In a previous post I mentioned I am gearing up for my first steelhead fly fishing trip on the Salmon River (NY). Having not done this before I naturally starting digging around to find out what flies I will need. A bunch of the Salmon River fishing reports I came across recommended egg patterns and [...]

[Steelhead Flies] Rolled Muddler Minnow

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Rolled Muddler Minnow This week’s Friday Night Fly Tying Video continues our mini-series on steelhead flies and features a Rolled Muddler Minnow fly pattern courtesy of Scott’s Virtual Fly Tying. The Rolled Muddler Minnow is better known as a Coho Salmon fly but finds it way onto our simple steelhead flies list because it is [...]

Simple Steelhead Flies

Simple Steelhead Flies? I know, that statement seems like an oxymoron. Let me explain. With my growing interest in steelhead fishing I naturally started doing some research. Where to fish, what gear will I need and of course what flies will I need. Everything seems so different from simple trout fishing, like trying to order [...]