Shad pattern?

[sore arm 0]

This is the first year that I am using the fly rod all year for steel. Usually I'll only use it early fall and pick it up again late winter and into spring. I'd drift spawn/ jig maggots the other part of the season. I have noticed the gulls coming in and pounding the shad that are in the river. Its pretty cool to watch it looks like an ocean scene. I am doing well drifting using egg patterns, nymphs, and leeches but want to see if I could increase the hook ups using a pattern to match the shad. Any thoughts? Thanks.

[Philly 0]

Sounds like what we call a blitz. Something driving the shad to the top where the gulls can get at them.

Here's what I use to match peanut bunker in salt, and shad in the local lakes here in SE PA.

 

 

Not a traditional steelhead pattern, but I don't see why it wouldn't work if that's what the steelhead are feeding on. Or a similar but flashier pattern like this one by Steve Farrar.

 

http://www.aswf.org/saltwater_flies_for_we...steve_pean.html

[johnson 0]

Hey philly, those are rock'n streamers. Those would crush rainbows and lakers on the lower niagara. I use similar ones myself and they sometimes outfish guys using natural baits.:

[sore arm 0]

Thanks