Coho, steelhead Flies?

[flyfishguy]

I was wondering what your guys favorite patterns are for catching coho and steelhead, i thought id post this just to give me and other people an idea of what to chuck out there, because im not to sure yet cause i just started fishing for these fish and it seems a bit harder to grasp then trout

Thanks,

[ded heron]

In some peoples' mind, you may actually have it a little backwards. Trout are fussy little critters whereas steelhead are big dummies. My buddy is convinced that you can put your car keys on the end of your line and bag a steelie. But for real, if you tie on an egg-sucking leach, you're in the game. Before I tied my own, I think I tried every fly sold. Now after 20 years of harassing them, I have worked it down to 4 types: My #1 fly is a black articulated bunny leech , #2 is a spey of some sort, #3 is stonefly type bug, and #4,a peach glo-bug. During any steelhead season, that's what I carry around.

[SalaR]

de heron is somewhat correct in his thinking ...BUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>factors to consider are many..fresh fish,Summer Run,Winter Run,High Water ,cold water, warm water,high pressure,low pressure, disturbed fish and so so much more. If you can get to a river early enough to find fresh fish then you can almost put anything in their face if you can get it to them and you may,MAY be rewarded!...where you live is an ideal area for both Summer and winter run Steelhead...and very catchable on the fly...but getting to them before the bait guys or the "guide" on the rivers is very difficult because of the speed of Jet Boats and their access!
Here is a couple of flies that are go to flys for the Stamp Sytem...notice some similarities???

I was wondering what your guys favorite patterns are for catching coho and steelhead, i thought id post this just to give me and other people an idea of what to chuck out there, because im not to sure yet cause i just started fishing for these fish and it seems a bit harder to grasp then trout

Thanks,

[flyfishguy]

Perfect, Thanks guys this help a lot thanks again salar

[Dave]

I could use a little help with coho flies. I was fishing the Squamish system with a big orange intruder, which I am convinced a coho whacked with his tail instead of biting, resulting in a foul hook. I asked a couple of fisherman about good coho flies and both said blue and white wool. A spey guy mentioned that his friend creates a streamer pattern simply tying on those colours in a sparse manner. Any thoughts?

[ded heron]

The last few seasons I've been keeping it really simple. A size 8 tiemco 9394 wrapped with either copper or silver polar chenille and a small tungsten bead. I used to tie all sorts of muddlers and streamers, but have found that all you need is something with a bit of flash. Keep it sparse, I generally only wrap half the hook with the chenille, maybe half a dozen turns or so. Easy to tie, works well, and not much of an investment in terms of materials.

[ArticWolf]

I could use a little help with coho flies. I was fishing the Squamish system with a big orange intruder, which I am convinced a coho whacked with his tail instead of biting, resulting in a foul hook. I asked a couple of fisherman about good coho flies and both said blue and white wool. A spey guy mentioned that his friend creates a streamer pattern simply tying on those colours in a sparse manner. Any thoughts?

Dave I ran across this site in another forum I'm in, maybe these will produce for you, check it out... http://www.steelheadstalkersjigs.com/ ...........ArticWolf

[nebc]

I like to visit Steelhead Alley from time to time. They tie decent steelhead flies in both conventional as well as tube fly formats. Here is one, but browse their site for many more.

http://steelheadalleyflytying.blogsp...ealing%20Leech