Steelhead Flies — Best Flies for Great Lakes Steelhead Fly Fishing Rivers
This post was written by admin on February 20, 2012
Posted Under: Fly Fishing Tools Videos
Posted Under: Fly Fishing Tools Videos
Good steelhead flies for the Great Lakes tributaries in Ontario, New York, Michigan, Ohio. Egg fly patterns, nymph fly patterns, wooly bugger fly patterns, egg sucking leech fly patterns are your top choices for great lakes steelhead and brown trout.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Reader Comments
The only time I lose a fly is when it gets snapped off when i’m casting. (about every other cast)
@teamampgum prince nymphs and green butt skunk, im from erie too
I’m steelhead fishing in Erie in a week you got anymore great tips for me or any other flies that will work real good
yup tie lots of your favorite flavors… if your not snagging bottom your not fishing!
great tips
the big nymph @ 0:45 in the front looks perfect for carp….. great vid ! thanx for sharing !!
@GhettoFisherman Thanks buddy! Make sure you check out the other vids in this collection about rod selection, indicator setup and more!
Awesome tips man!!! I am in the early stages of fly fishing and your tips will surely help me! Keep up the great work!
great tips
Good stuff man keep it up from FishingTheBackwoods
thanks friend for video,good job i see have you got some kind of eggs in differents dressing,what do you prefer?
@snowboard4lifecorey head to the front page of our channel, and you’ll find the Great Lakes Steelhead and Salmon Fly Rod Selection video. That’ll answer all your questions!
hey what size fly rod and line should i be useing for these fish
@flytyerman a 5wt might be a little light for steelies bud. The main problem you will find is you’ll be fighting the fish longer than you need to. That’ll put alot of stress on the fish if you plan on releasing them.
the other problem you might have is that you may end up busting the rod fighting a larger fish.
i have always regular fished for huge pike and walleyes because i basicly grew up on a lake in the middle of nowere, i got into trout fishing about 4 years ago and my friend wants to take me steel head fishing, my strongest rod is a 5 wt, from what i can tell, steel head are tricky fish is a 5 wt ok
freshwater
@acefrehley813 Jeeze man! I’m from Ontario, so probably couldn’t be of much use to you. Are you talking salt water fly fishing? or fresh water?
great video,i live on long island and i just started fly fishing and i was wondering if you knew which flys and fly fishing supply’s i should get because to me alot of the flys iv seen onliine all kinda look simalar. PLEASE HELP
Great video, though can Spey flys work as well
Good info man, Thank you for sharing!!!
@Joey22496 thanks man!! They’re tough fish to catch when you first start targeting them, but after a couple they come much easier!
Great Informational video! I’ve always wanted to catch a Steelhead! Rarely they will come through the creek I fish in, and i always wanted to hook one. Thumbs up!