How do you tie salmon flies?

Place a large wet-fly hook, such as size 10 to 6, in the vise. Start the thread on the hook; leave a small space behind the eye and wrap to the end of the shank. Tie a piece of gold tinsel onto the far side of the hook with five wraps of thread; if you’re using Mylar tinsel, place the gold side against the shank.

What flies do you use for steelhead?

17 Favorite Steelhead Flies: That Really Work

• nuke egg fly for steelhead.
• death roe egg steelhead fly.
• guide intruder fly for steelhead.
• lady gaga fly for steelhead.
• otters milking egg fly for steelhead.
• egg sucking leech for steelhead.
• Sucker Eggs Fly for Steelhead.
• Hoh Bo Spey Fly for Steelhead.

What kind of fly tying hooks do I need for salmon?

TMC salmon and steelhead fly hooks usually have a black finish. Daiichi salmon and steelhead fly hooks generally do also. Gamakatsu T10-6H offer some additional color choices including red and green. Silly, but fun, and we use these, especially on some of our summer steelhead flies.

What kind of wire to use to tie steelhead flies?

Generally, hooks used to tie winter steelhead flies will be larger, and heavier wire than flies used to tie, say, summer steelhead flies. There are as many exceptions to every generalization, though, and every tyer and fly has its own quirks.

What’s the best way to fly a salmon?

Upstream, across-stream, and downstream dead drifts, as well as skating or swinging a dry fly down and across to create a wake, all catch fish. If a popular stretch has been heavily fished with wet flies, a big dry fly just might be the ticket to enticing a salmon to rise.

What kind of flies are good for salmon?

If a popular stretch has been heavily fished with wet flies, a big dry fly just might be the ticket to enticing a salmon to rise. The Wulff series of patterns comprises some of the most famous dry flies for Atlantic salmon and even steelhead.