Steelhead & pike flies

[bassmaster876 0]

can anyone give me any names for good pike and steelhead flies, or any videos for either

 

[Rocco 0]

Try Youtube but set aside a week or so to digest the results.

 

Rocco

[mikechell 0]

There's a forum on this site that's dedicated to Steelhead.

[Fish For Life 0]

Honestly to me you don't need a pattern for pike flys. Be creative and have fun, with pike flys you cant go wrong as long as it flashy and has movement, have fun and get tying.

[Flat Rock native 0]

Agreeing with Fish for Life as pike flies can be very basic. Personally, I think bi-colored flies with light and dark contrast are most productive. the major retailer online catalogs will give you plenty of ideas.

 

Here is a short list of easy to tie patterns, colors are your choice, but red/white are go-to,:

 

Blanton's Flashtail Whistler

 

Clousers

 

Deceivers

 

Prince of Pikes

 

Anything by Derrick Roethermal (See Flytiers pages at Han's W. new site, not suggesting all are simple to tie)

 

Pink Wonders (Steve Schullery is a major advocate of this one for dozens of species, and correct as applied to trout per my "research."

 

There is also a forum topic on pike flies with recent posts and nice photos that began in April 2013, I think.

 

Cannot help with the Steelies, wish I could but I have not had opportunity to pursue any so have not tied for them.

 

Good luck and have fun.

[Flat Rock native 0]

And I should have said anything by Barry Reynold's too

[bassmaster876 0]

what do you guys think about this?

 

[Piker20 0]

Definately work if a pike sees it. The marabou won't last too long with toothy critters. A long tail of angel hair or similar moves well and last a bit longer.

[Flat Rock native 0]

Bassmaster 876,

 

I agree with Piker20, I think it will be a fishcatcher.

 

Pike flies with Marabou and Rabbit have great movement but get chewed easily, while synthetics are more durable-although they may cost more and may sacrifice some movement. It is a balancing game. Personally, I am liking synthetics combined with salt yak hair for many of my own, because when the pike are on the bite they are very aggressive and a small loss of movement seems irrelevant, and rabbit can get hard to cast when soaked, IMHO. The Prince of Pikes with yak added is a model I prefer. In 2014 I will see if the local tiger Muskies agree, too.

[tidewaterfly 0]

bassmaster876, that will work, but you might want to add a slightly over sized collar of webby saddle or schlappen which will give it a bit larger profile & push more water without adding much additional weight. What you've tied will catch some fish, but IMO might be a bit too slim to entice the larger fish.

I agree with the others too about the use of flash & synthetics. They will be more durable than the marabou, but if you don't mind tying additional flies more often, the marabou is a good choice!

[lucaseabass 0]

I realize a few patterns that help me to catch mostly of my pike, to these link you can find the flies I consider the most alluring:

Jungle Pike

 

EP Yellow Roach

 

Ciao

Luca

[bassmaster876 0]

in the case of the marabou situation what material do you guys recamend i use for pike flies?

[Fish For Life 0]

in the case of the marabou situation what material do you guys recamend i use for pike flies?

My favorite for pike flys is buck-tail.

[Flat Rock native 0]

in the case of the marabou situation what material do you guys recamend i use for pike flies?

There are a tremendous number of options, so many that I think my best advice is to check out feather-craft.com's listing of body materials both natural and synthetic, which should give you some ideas. There is also a synthetic called pseudo-marabou and I have some but have not tested it.

 

Don't totally refrain from using marabou, you may need it in very clear waters. Natural marabou is a fabulous material but it's greatest strength is also it's greatest weakness because it has great motion simply because the feathers are delicate. I use marabou in some pike flies for this reason knowing full well that they will get poor mileage and will need to be replaced.

[Flat Rock native 0]

in the case of the marabou situation what material do you guys recamend i use for pike flies?

There are a tremendous number of options, so many that I think my best advice is to check out feather-craft.com's listing of body materials both natural and synthetic, which should give you some ideas. There is also a synthetic called pseudo-marabou and I have some but have not tested it.

 

Don't totally refrain from using marabou, you may need it in very clear waters. Natural marabou is a fabulous material but it's greatest strength is also it's greatest weakness because it has great motion simply because the feathers are delicate. I use marabou in some pike flies for this reason knowing full well that they will get poor mileage and will need to be replaced.

and the bucktail recommendation is a good one. Mepps and others have been using bucktail on some spinner models longer than I have been alive and I am getting pretty old..........