Streamers for Steelhead

[Alex C. 0]

Anyone fish streamers for steelhead when they're in the rivers? Which ones have been the most productive for you and in what color combos?

 

 

[Redwings1 0]

For Ohio rivers absolutely; I read an article (and talked to Jerry recently) about Feenstra and Darkes regularly putting clients on fish with streamers. The color palette obviously changes depending on the water stain, but generally the natural colors (browns, tans, greens) tied in 'sculpin-like' patterns have done very well for me when conditions were right. I suppose you could also say the Foxee Ba$tard could be used as a streamer and I caught a large majority of my steelhead last season on them... :dunno: Another thing that has done well for me has been to dead-drift streamers, the fish seem to love it...easy pickins in their mind maybe?

[fcflyguy 0]

dead drifing bugger has work for me also better than stripning them

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[Shaq 0]

 

my streamer box for steelhead. Love those tight line swinging strikes!!

[Alex C. 0]

What size hooks you using Shaq?

[Redwings1 0]

My best luck has been on size 6

[Shaq 0]

 

I use a 6-2 bigger than that I go with tubes or articulate a size six hook to a cut off 4 6x long with 30 lb backing like the pic. Iff you look close in the back, you can see the loop of backing and the hook hanging lower than the vise.

[Frank G. Swarner III 0]

Purple, black, and olive zonker styles have worked great for me this year so far. All have tungsten coneheads.

 

I use the purple and and black ones on overcast days and the olive ones on brighter days. All have a good amount of flash too.

 

Sculpins in browns and olive shades are great too.

 

Woolybuggers and egg sucking leeches produce every year as well.

Black with a pink egg is my favorite with an orange head a close second.

 

Chip

[steelie 0]

Good Day,

 

Check out the Autumn 2006 issue of Fly Tyer. The article pertaining to this subject is "T-Bones for Steelhead" on page 40.

 

Steelie