The FlyFish Fanatic

Recipe;
-Hook, 34011 Size 4 (Mustad)
-Thread, 3/0 Black
-Tail, Golden Pheasant
-Body, Black UV Ice Dubbing
-Hackle, Black Cock Hackle
-Collar, Fire Red Schallapen
-Over Collar, Guiena Fowl (Red Large Dot)
Whip Finnish the fly, add head cement and you are done. This is a Great Winter pattern for Steelhead, and I have caught quite a few Coho Salmon on this fly [...]

The Muddler Minnow is one of the best Cutthroat and Coho Patterns EVER made. In this weeks “Friday’s Fly” I will be tying a Variant that I have found to be GREAT for Winter time Cutthroat Trout. The tying steps are no different than the regular Muddler, the only difference is this one uses different [...]

I am Selling my Spratley that I bought 2 years back. Here are the Details;
-10′ (Medium)
-1 (20lb) Pyramid Anchor with 40′ of rope
-1 (15lb) Pyramid Anchor with 40 ‘ of rope
-Floor Carpet for all three sections
-2 Scotty rod holders
-3 Scotty Anchor Flush Mounts (One in the Bow, one on each side of the Stern)
-2 Scotty [...]

When you are next complaining about the selectivity of the trout, bear the thought in mind: were it not for this fortunate trait, how long would our stream fishing last?
Art Flick, Art Flick’s Streamside Guide (1947)
Rick Passek “The FlyFish Fanatic”™

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This week I will tie up a pattern that is one of the best patterns I have used for many years on Steelhead. This is a SIMPLE fly to tie, and the movement of it in the water in GREAT.
This is a variation of the bunny leech, but I find that the bunny leech does [...]

With the right conditions, Nature herself provides the best and the cheapest way of producing trout, and will produse as many as the food on the river will support
Dermot Wilson, Fishing on the Dry Fly (1970)
Rick Passek “The FlyFish Fanatic”™

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Well, that time of year is on us again, STEELHEAD season!!!! Because of this, the next few Friday’s Fly will focus on the tying of flies for Steelhead.
This week, I will be doing a step by Step of a great pattern that has done well for me on many waters, my wife calls it “Pumpkin [...]

I have started to tie Steelhead flies in the last little while. I have done a ton of research on the subject, and found that there are SOOOOOOOO many different patterns that it can be mind boggling.
I decided to start with a few flies and see how they turn out, and will be trying them [...]