Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2012 Just working on some eggs and nymphs for a Steelhead trip I leave for Friday morning. Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2012 A couple of seatrout flies for this season. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bad fish rising 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2012 just yesterday i watched my friends on the big man tear them up on a small blue egg/wetfly. something to think about blue isnt a popular color in michigan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2012 Colour and fish, anyone read What Fish See by Colin Kageyama? I found it interesting but can't say it has made a huge impact on my fishing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bad fish rising 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2012 my friend randy read it said he would loan it to me but never did he thought what he read justified why my favorite streamer colors worked based on my river but like i said i havent read it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2012 Caught my first fish or 2012 last night. A nice cock sea trout around 2-3lb. released to get up river and spawn. Took a blue zulu in #12. I'll post a pick of the fly later hopefully. These flies are considered mandatory for seatrout by some in the UK. Do you try them for steelhead over there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bad fish rising 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2012 show me a pic and i just might. blue is under used here i like it for that reason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2012 Hopefully have a pic up later with a shot of a varient I'm calling a zulu chief, just a bit more bling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2012 Right I've posted some pics here of my fly and some variants of the same. Looking into it a bit more, it appears some writers say that a red tag with a longer softer hackle IS a zulu. Older UK books would say that zulu has to be palmered with a cock hackle, ribbed and a softer hackle at the head, not too long. All I know is that either way catches and the ones with a wee length of flash in are another change. I prefer my zulu un-palmered as the water is shallow and clear and I want a more subtle look. The palmered ones are great in a wave. The pics are size 12 long shank and 14 normal length. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
