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10-10-2013, 02:58 PM
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Steelhead flies for Bows?
Is there any reason (other than the size of the fly) why steelhead fly patterns wouldn't work with rainbows/browns/cuts/bulls?
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10-10-2013, 03:06 PM
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no reason they won't work.
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10-10-2013, 03:08 PM
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I am not a good fly fisherman but I don't see why they wouldn't. Maybe not as good as some other choices but overall you can catch trout on all sorts of different flies and lures that don't represent anything in particular.
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10-10-2013, 03:25 PM
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I use steelhead/salmon flies for Bows/browns all the time
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10-11-2013, 11:07 AM
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Definitley...Try various Kiwi Muddlers, Egg Leaches, Intruders....
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10-11-2013, 02:52 PM
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They totally work. Egg sucking leaches, any big black or purple streamer, and even egg patterns will all pull trout out of the Bow. The biggest brown Ive caught on the Bow was on a steelhead fly. And bull trout/dollies will eat anything, we catch lots on the copper and kalum on steelhead flies.
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10-18-2013, 09:19 AM
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Ah, the Copper and Kalum. Love em.
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10-18-2013, 09:48 AM
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for what it's worth,,,,,,,,catch alot of steelhead on trout flies. certainly in low/clear water, often they work better. nymphs,dries, streamers. just need the good hooks. my fav dry is a royal wulff..... for rainbows/browns and androgynous rainbows/browns.
stonefly nymphs, girdle bugs,ect.
afterall, steelhead are rainbows.
sorry for the derail. just dreaming of steelhead,and the rivers they visit.
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10-18-2013, 09:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by braggadoe
for what it's worth,,,,,,,,catch alot of steelhead on trout flies. certainly in low/clear water, often they work better. nymphs,dries, streamers. just need the good hooks. my fav dry is a royal wulff..... for rainbows/browns and androgynous rainbows/browns.
stonefly nymphs, girdle bugs,ect.
afterall, steelhead are rainbows.
sorry for the derail. just dreaming of steelhead,and the rivers they visit.
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Just wondering what "good hooks" mean.
Do you have a particular brand other than Mustad Tiemco, Dachi?
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10-18-2013, 09:58 AM
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only OWNER hooks for me. for everything.
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10-18-2013, 10:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by braggadoe
only OWNER hooks for me. for everything.
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I see your point.
No use cheaping out.
A quality hook is nothing when you consider the cost of the rest of one's equipment.
Thanks for the reply.
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10-18-2013, 02:29 PM
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Is there any wear to order those kind of flies I'm just thinking for pike in the spring.
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10-18-2013, 02:33 PM
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Hey Braggadoe...don't be talking about your kinky androgynous fish.
I think you might mean anadromous
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10-18-2013, 02:39 PM
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burnt by spell check.......had to google it, to see what it meant. pretty funny!
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10-18-2013, 06:42 PM
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I remembered the two terms with catadromous being like a dead cat floating down a river. Pretty sick, but marks are marks.
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