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Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: river on November 16, 2004, 05:27:37 AM

Title: 'must have' steelhead flies?????
Post by: river on November 16, 2004, 05:27:37 AM

Its that time of year to start stocking up the fly box for steelhead. Just wondering what your "must have" or 'in a pinch' steelhead patterns are!!! ;D

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Post by: Speychucker on November 16, 2004, 11:03:33 AM

#1 Intruders
#2 Steelies Nightmare
#3 Bunny Leach
 

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Post by: FLYallAROUND on November 16, 2004, 09:01:16 PM

gp's in black and maroon, popsicles and tequilla sunrises

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Post by: north on November 16, 2004, 11:40:12 PM

Woolly Bugger, Kaufmann's Stone, Muddler Minnow

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Post by: TROY B on November 17, 2004, 06:20:30 PM

Giant intruders

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Post by: flyguy44 on November 18, 2004, 05:59:33 AM

 1   Nightmare's
 
 2   Egg sucking leaches

  I think if everybody opened they're fly boxxes you'd see alot of the same patterns :)

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Post by: coffeegrinder on November 18, 2004, 07:53:25 AM

Hey flyguy44 , are you going to share some of those flies with me . I see you can tie some pretty good ones  on!  :P . I need to put in an order for some  ;D

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Post by: river on November 19, 2004, 09:57:10 AM

Intruders eh? Those look like fun to tie! :-\
In what colours would you tie 'em?
Some guy mentioned 'Squamish Poachers', any comments?
Thanks

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Post by: Speychucker on November 20, 2004, 05:55:56 AM

  Orange seams to be the popular colour in my fly box for Intruders. But the sky is the limit, use all your favorite steelhead colours, and like Troy B said don't be affraid to make them big. I've got some that are about 4-5 inches long and I've seen them up to 6-7 inches. If you've got the extra bucks, Rhea make awesome Intruders, but most of mine are made with Ostrich Plumes.

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Post by: Centerpin on November 28, 2004, 01:00:18 PM

I have always had good success with: Egg sucking leaches in either black or maroon, Popsicles in different colour combinations for different water clarity and don't be afraid to go big. Most of the flies I tie start at 1/0 and up.

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Post by: river on December 07, 2004, 02:27:44 PM

I forgot to add mine! Well... this will be my first season of wet coast steelheading, being a recent transplant from N. Ontario. I know i will never leave home without globugs, ranging in colours and in size. They have saved the day many a time back home... and so far this year, they have proved their worth for the ocean-going frigates you folks have out here!!!  :D

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Post by: Rieber on December 07, 2004, 04:41:37 PM

Big, black leeches ;)