This page features our best steelhead fly patterns. These links take you to a page with a YouTube fly tying videos demonstrating how to tie the fly, a high resolution image of the finished steelhead fly, and a fly pattern recipe. We will be updating this page regularly, so bookmark this page.
Traditional style steelhead flies:
These are unweighted, typically summer steelhead fly patterns, used in Oregon’s great summer steelhead waters like the Willamette, Umpqua, and Deschutes Rivers.
Jay Nicholas’ Summer Steelhead fly
Jay Nicholas’ Summer Steelhead Chenille
Tube Fly Patterns, Leeches, Intruders
Steelhead love big slimy, articulated, freaky, purplish, feathery weird ass shit. Tie some, and hang on.
Barrett’s Egg-sucking Tarantula
Blue Hoochie: Inspired by Howell’s Prom Dress
Jay’s Shorty dubbed head egg-sucking leech
Steelhead Egg Patterns, Dead Drift Flies:
For when swinging just doesn’t work. Or when you’re just feeling dirty. Get out the Bobbinator and lay some winter steelhead waste with these beauties.
I line in Michigan and we are hoping for some rain soon to get the steelhead running. I will try out some of these patterns and hope they work well for the Great Lakes Steelies!!!
‘m looking for some help tying some steelhead fly’s for the clearwater and salmon river’s of Idaho. I’d appreciate some help with pattern’s and tying techniques. Thank’s.
I would appreciate some suggestion’s with fly pattern’s for the clearwater and salmon river’s of Idaho.
Like to see Pick yer Pocket pattern instructions/video.
Good job on the intruder!
A tutorial/vedio of “Morrish’s Deep October Caddis” would be great!
Would like to see tutorial on “morrish’s medusa”!!! The popsicle version. Keep up the good work on you tube Jay!
My daughter wants to comment…
I like your beautiful flies, they are colorful.
bye!
Neva /Age 6
Any chance on a vid of how to tie a Pic Yer Pocket?
Many thanks
Thanks for updating the patterns-especially since it’s the beginning of winter steelhead.
Great collection of Steelhead Flies! “The Best” — Alaska to Idaho, Michigan to the Northwest!