New fly tying edition to blog, look for a new pattern every week.

Posted by Dan | Posted in | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009

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Lets start with an easy to tie fish catcher that has produced many Steelhead
over the seasons on our local streams. This fly fishes best in stained water when fish need a little flash and movement to get their attention. Fish as a point fly with nymph below.


"HIGH WATER WORM"
Hook: Daiichi 1120 sz 8-10
thread: Uni-thread 8/0 or Ultra thread 70 (orange or red)
Body: Ultra Chenille (standard) fl. chart
Head: Amber Orange Estaz


1. Lay down thread base and tie in Chenille in rear of hook
just above the bend.



2. Tie down chenille on top of hook with 4-5 forward wraps
of thread, tie off, leaving enough room for 3 wraps of estaz.


3. Tie in estaz
4. 3 forward wraps of estaz, whip finish, lightly burn end of chenille with
lighter to keep from unraveling.

5. Go catch steelhead
Shown above are a few colors (but not all) we fish them in, including pink/white, chart/orange, and brown/chart,