Love the blog. Be armed with the proper Skagit lines. We caught a bunch of really nice fish but that’s not all. Here it is, along with the fly line and backing I used: Please know that all credit goes to UpCountry’s Torrey Collins, who used to guide at the Salmon River. They are just a few things I have observed fishing around the pacific rim with some of the world’s best steelheaders. It wasn’t as sensitive as the Contact rod, but it worked enough. When swinging for steelhead, the longer your rod the more effortless the fishing will become. Swinging flies is separate from your casting style. Dec 15, 2009 #1 I would like to try swinging for steel but am unsure what leader to use. This led to many lost flies and the need to re-rig. The RIO InTouch VersiTip II line system is a great option for anglers who want to be able to adjust their setup for differing water types. It’s also the predominant technique when nymphing for steelhead in the winter. Should I Hire a Lake Erie Steelhead Guide? Use a 6- to 9-foot leader, depending on conditions. (There’s a great write-up of two of his steelhead tightlining rigs here.) So, he’s the real deal. The results were awesome! Thanks for the shout out Jo, and everything you wrote here was spot on. This interchangeable tip system helps anglers swing flies on a single-handed rod with efficiency and versatility. You’re hopefully not making a change every 20 minutes, but when you move from a ripping boulder garden to a glassy tailout, you need to make a change. In this fantastic full-length video we learn how to properly swing and present wet flies for big steelhead. For steelhead flies I am considering 4 things: size, weight, color, and movement. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), My Euronymphing Leader for Salmon River Steelhead, A grizzled veteran #euronymphing #browntroutflyfis, New post: ‘At the Vise—The Frenchie 2.0.’ Li, New post: ‘A Good Day.’ At BlogFlyFish.com. Swinging flies for Steelhead isn’t for the faint of heart. Could use to see a photo of the euro-leader. Messages … Skating flies derive from the experience of 19 th century anglers fishing for Atlantic salmon, who discovered how effective these surface techniques were during the warmer spring, summer and early fall salmon seasons. Since I posted this I got out and tried the stuff I tied. Steelhead Anglers who swing flies, are well, pretty crazy. Leader for swinging steelhead flys? And, tightlining produces a very good dead-drift at those spots. Stay with that fish until he hooks up. Although there are times that it is necessary to fish deeper, many times the best approach is to actually stay higher. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Grabflies has the newest and greatest flies for Steelhead and Salmon fishing in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia - BC fishery, Patagonia (Chile, Argentina) and the Great Lakes. Also note that you cannot use more than 1/8 oz of weight in the fly zones. Thanks. On my trip, for example, some guys who were swinging down and across with much weight were foul hooking a ton. Each section should be tied with a blood knot and the fly … Ill be using an 8 weight rod...what leader should i use...tapered 3x? Bright, gaudy flies are the best attractors in the colder months. 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Last: a huge, huge shout-out to Torrey Collins! A good rule of thumb when bottom-bouncing is to use a leader (including the tippet) roughly the length of your fly rod. John Nagy's 4th Edition of his popular Steelhead Guide Book is available here in both soft and hard cover print editions (signed by John Nagy, including a fly tied by the author). I used the above set-up with my 1086 Thomas and Thomas Contact six-weight (review here). Messages 238 Reaction score 1 Location S.E Michigan. Get the Gear. Among Top 25 in the World. For short-line nymphing: Frog Hair’s Great Lakes Steelhead and “Hi-Vis” Transition Nymph Leaders, Rio’s Indicator and Steelhead/Salmon Leaders, Scientific Anglers Steelhead/Salmon Leader, Cortland’s Climax Nymph Leader and John Nagy’s custom-made “Hot Butt” Leader. - posted in Fly Fishing: Hey guys, Been on the fly for about 3 years now but really want to get into the steelhead this season. For steelhead fishing, the switch is nice because you can go from nymph fishing to swinging flies in the same outing. Leaders used for “short-line” nymphing methods, where you are fishing in close proximity to steelhead lies and using “high-stick” rod positioning, should have stiff butt and mid-sections (about 60 to 75% of the overall leader length) to turn over split-shot, indicators and weighted flies. With these casting … Skagit heads are far more compact (15ft-25ft). I received some inquiries about the Euronymphing leader I used on last week’s steelhead trip to the Salmon River’s Lower Fly Zone. Swinging flies takes patience and persistence. I like black and very small swivels that look innocuous such as. Cast, swing, hang the fly, and then step down. Custom tied Trout Spey Soft Hackles by Grabflies. But, it’s a low-probability game, and there’s a lot of risk of “lining” and “flossing” fish. You can swing flies with any rod. Back in the 50's, 60's and even into the 70's Mason Hard Nylon was our go-to for steelhead leader butts. MoscaPescador Well-known member. And, it wasn’t great for the fish. Active steelhead (usually in water temperatures above 40 degrees F.) will "grab" a swung fly hard, typically at the end of the downstream swing. Very often, the best way to approach swinging flies is to keep the fly in the upper part of the water column. You cast up and across, with less weight and a shorter tippet length, at fairly quick water that features some deep slots and underground boulders. Roderick Haig-Brown, A River Never Sleeps, 1946, Steelhead guide, author and photographer John Nagy, All the photos and articles on this website credited to John Nagy are the exclusive property of John Nagy and. Stiffer materials in the back half or 2/3 will dramatically improve your ability to turn over the leader- especially in the wind or with larger flies. 13. Now, targeting fish at resting lies can work, of course. Leaders in the 4 to 9 foot range will keep the fly higher up in the current flow versus a shorter leader (less than 4 feet) which is ideal for keeping the fly down close to the stream bottom when steelhead are moving less for a fly (flows colder than 40 degrees F). The fish didn’t just eat the steelie flies, they destroyed them. With a longer rod, you will be able to efficiently cover more water, in less time. The heavy line did create the dreaded “sag and drag,” but it was manageable if I did not have too much fly line out. The Contact is the only one I’ve heard of. The steelhead are down deep and may opportunistically grab a swinging fly. SWINGING FOR STEELHEAD AND OTHER FISH: THE GENERAL APPROACH. Rio lines and Air flo are still leaders in most of the new development of lines here. Maximize your chances of catching fish with better flies. Thank you! Fly leaders can be hand-woven or mechanically made but are always tapered having one end thicker than the other. and seasoned steelheader everything he needs to know to hook-up with these magnificent fish! On my trip, for example, some guys who were swinging down and across with much weight were foul hooking a ton. With eddies you may need to add a little belly into the line to help it move through the slower water, then throw a mend in to slow the fly down as it catches the main current line. Since most steelhead fly rods are in the 9 to 10 foot range you’re talking about a … #1 New England Fly Fishing Blog. Androscoggin, Ashuelot, Beaverhead, Cache la Poudre, Cape Cod, Chattooga, Cocheco, Connecticut, Deerfield, Ellis, Exeter, Farmington, Grand Lake Stream, Hoosic, Housatonic, Isinglass, Lamprey, Little Truckee, Millers, Natchaug, New Haven, Nissitissit, Otter Creek, Quaboag, Quinapoxet, Rapid, Rock Creek, Saco, Salmon, Sandy Creek, Souhegan, South Holston, Squannacook, Stillwater, Swift, Wachusett Reservoir, Westfield, White, Willimantic and others. You want the flies to be floating above the fish’s head. You’re able to show to the fish an easy-to-get and tempting morsel. Skagit heads are ideal for fishing migratory steelhead and browns in the Midwest. Finally, here are some other observations: Hope all this helps. Steelhead fly design has changed drastically in the past ten years. #f, Fun to hang with @broker_on_the_fly and @b.r.i.a.n. Skagit Minnow, Size #2 a Swing Steelhead Fly. http://www.redsflyfishing.com/Fly-Rod-and-Fly-Reel-Outfits-Complete-with-Line-s/165.htm This is Part 2 in our "Fly Fishing Steelhead for Beginners" series. Swinging Flies Method. While I personally don’t swing egg flies to steelhead, as a down and across angler of trout I understand why it works and works so well. Thanks! But, it’s a low-probability game, and there’s a lot of risk of “lining” and “flossing” fish. I approve of this message, ha ha. (Trip details here; my personal lessons learned here.). It really depends on the current and the depth. Super helpful post! Under the right conditions, swinging soft hackles, streamers, Woolly Buggers, traditional steelhead wets, and Spey flies is both an effective and exciting way to hook a Great Lakes steelhead. This led to many lost flies and the need to re-rig. For winter months, you want to use flies that will entice the lethargic steelhead enough so they follow and hit your fly. It worked very well. Swinging flies can also work wonders with steelhead when the other heavier methods aren’t getting them to bite. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Your main focus should be covering the water to find the fish. That’s about it. 100% of profits to charity. I want to set up a similar tightline rig for Great Lakes steelhead and am looking for a suitable rod. Then do it again until you feel a fish. Anyone interested in any of this material please email John Nagy at: About John Nagy's Steelheader's Journal Book, Steelhead Journal Book Ordering Information, About John Nagy's Steelhead Guide Book/Ordering Information. Longer rods allow you to mend the fly easier. Well, the usual Salmon River fly fishing set-up is this: a long four-foot tippet length from the weight to the fly, heavy split shot, and swinging down and across. After the fly landed, Mike gave a quick upstream mend and then let the fly sink and drift for about three seconds before bringing the fly into swing. I love the T&T #6–it is great for indicator nymphing as well. Want to catch steelhead in the Lake Erie tributaries and elsewhere in the Great Lakes? There’s not much to see, but this video could be helpful. If you’re bouncing around a river swinging flies for steelhead or salmon, you’re probably going to need to swap sinktips every once in a while. The steelhead are down deep and may opportunistically grab a swinging fly. If you are swinging flies with a sinking line, you should use a shorter leader to insure that your fly get down in the striking zone. This is when you dust off the 8 weights, 5 inch flies, and mega sink-tips. 1. My buddy Dan and I went fishing and devoted the whole afternoon to swinging steelhead flies. I learned a ton at the Salmon River and was grateful to land some steelhead. So, it was costly, both in terms of money and time. I follow the guideline that Torrey Collins gave me: the rig should tick bottom at most once or twice per drift. In the fall season I have only hooked up with Chinook and was lucky enough to get that Atlantic a few weeks back on an egg fly pattern. However, you can use singe-handed rods to complete these casts as well. What style and size hooks did you use? How to Swing Flies for Steelhead. Thanks! The flies used when swinging for steelhead are primarily baitfish patterns, leeches and zonkers. makes a great companion book to his popular Steelhead Guide Book! This is important because to fish our hard-bottomed rivers effectively, anglers must accept losing flies as a necessary evil. Tight lines! Other flies are made to skate by various methods of attaching the fly to the leader. The good folks at Thomas and Thomas also view him as one of the nation’s foremost experts on tightlining. In the fall and spring months, swinging soft hackle flies … Patterns from Kevin Feenstra and Greg Senyo are great for winter. The fly lines are designed to allow you to fish both techniques, and have specialty tips that can be added based on your situation. Thanks… always tough to land these steelies! I suggested making short casts directly perpendicular from his position to place the fly precisely on the boulders. New post: ‘High Hopes.’ Not the prettiest pic, New @immaculate_fins post: ‘What to Make of a Sw, New @a_rao95 post: ‘A Snowy Outing.’ At BlogFl, New Gear Review from @d_throw: The Thomas and Thom, Our blog team is happy to donate 100% of this year, Royal Wulff #6 Triangle Taper floating fly line, .014” Cortland indicator mono, yellow/red, The Salmon River Lower Fly Zone: Steelhead Lessons Learned, Micro barrel swivel (on which is a three-inch piece of 1x with an overhand knot at the end to prevent the split shot from slipping off). Page 1 of 2 - What's your go-to Steelhead leader setup? There are a set of casts that anglers have traditionally used with two-handed rods. More detailed information on leaders for Great Lakes steelhead can be found in John Nagy's book "Steelhead Guide, Fly Fishing Techniques and Strategies for Lake Erie Steelhead". The takes were vicious. Nice write-up. As the fly swings across the water, keep your rod tip low and follow the fly across as it goes towards the hang down (End of the run.) John Nagy's Steelhead Guide eBook Now Available! Didn’t get a steelhead, but got a nice Atlantic Salmon to eat a purple egg sucking leech I tied as an ESN point fly, using my new T&T Contact 2 6wt, and it was a great way to break that rod in! What weight (mm) tungsten do you like for your point flies for ESN steelhead? Thanks! By using a long mono leader you can easily get a 20 grain fly down 8-12’ in medium speed current. Small flies but hooks strong enough to land a twenty pound fish. I used the leader formula above with regular floating fly line. You want to get into the strike zone, but you do. The set-up looks something like this: 7 1/2 foot 0X fluorocarbon leader, clinch knotted to a barrel swivel 16-24 inches of 1X-3X fluorocarbon tippet, clinch knotted to the bottom of the barrel swivel and to the lead fly. While I fish mostly 6 and 7 weights in the summer, winter is a 7 and 8 weight game. Think like a Steelhead to Find (and Catch) more Steelhead, Weather Junkie Steelheader's catch more Steelhead, Top 10 Do's and Don'ts when Swinging Flies for Steelhead, Top 10 Do's and Don'ts when Indicating for Steelhead, Wading Strategies for Great Lakes Steelhead, Locating Tributary Steelhead Using Water Temperatures, Steelhead Technique, Equipment and Fly Selection, The Do's and Don'ts of Fall Steelhead Fishing, Fly Fishing Tail-outs for Tributary Steelhead. The Steelhead Guide Book is also available in an eBook version here. In an effort to control something uncontrollable, I have tried to provide some thought process to choosing flies for steelhead. Great write up. After making a cast, it’s good to make one mend to get your fly in proper presentation and speed. It let me see the drift both during low-light and bright conditions. With any type of fishing, the more water you can cover, the better your chances are at finding a player. The Technique – The wet fly swing is implemented by casting downstream and across the river at a 45-degree angle. "Perhaps fishing, is for me, only an excuse to be near rivers." Are there any other 10’+ 6wt rods optimized for tightline nymphing or is the Contact the only game in town? Fly fishing leaders are a tapered section of line that is directly attached to your thick, colored fly line by either a loop-to-loop connection or knot for the use of tying on fly fishing flies. He knows that water, and he knows what works. Now these are beliefs I hold, they are not my own, nor are they law. Weight amount was key. You do not need to purchase a two-handed rod to swing flies. I generally fish Steelhead Bombers on a twelve foot, 0x fluorocarbon leader, and I direct my casts across or downstream depending on how fast the current is. Compared to scandi heads, they are easier to cast (using water loaded casts I will cover in a future article), and will allow you to … You’ll need a variety of sink-tips and flies … With the heavier leader and tippet, I figure I have to step up the weight a bit, but don’t want to go too heavy. Leaders and tippet material are all part of the well equipped steelheaders arsenal. Did not tick bottom like you said. Might work better in lesser flows. If you need longer leaders, pay attention to the stiffness of the butt. I’m worried I’m tying stuff a bit too heavy. Please go to, (Note: refer to John Nagy’s Steelhead Guide book for custom steelhead leader formulas. I tied a long 12-foot leader to a floating line and knotted on a weighted fly. Be sure to give this technique a try on your next steelhead trip to enjoy the feel and finesse of fishing a floating line. Thankfully, outside of steelhead circles, down-and-across angling remains limited to a small, occult-like following compared to the numbers of nymph and dry fly anglers. Congrats! These soft hackle flies swing great and can be easily cast with a trout spey rod or single hand rod. I also tightlined with my 10′ Orvis Helios 3D seven-weight “regular” fly rod. Thread starter Cool Hand Hodge; Start date Dec 15, 2009; Cool Hand Hodge Well-known member. By the way, the mop stonefly i was mentioning in my initial comment, despite having a large bead, was just too robust to sink fast enough. Recommended manufactured or “off-the-shelf” steelhead leaders include the following. They swing great but also work in still water lakes. Only “crazies” will wade in a freezing river while making Spey cast after Spey cast with one hope: to find a player and entice it to chase and attack our fly. Start with a sinking fly line then add 18 inches of 20 lb test, 12 inches of 15 lb test, and 30 inches of 12 lb test for a leader. Steelhead Guide, Fly Fishing Techniques and Strategies for Lake Erie Steelhead. Streamer Lines: If you’re swinging flies with a single-handed rod, a few different lines are optimal. Having both yellow/red and white indicator segments on the leader was great. Still is in my book! The Skagit Minnow, named for the river on which it was designed to fish, was designed to fish big water. 1) if your swinging across a run with sub structure which creates multiple current lines then you need to play with your mending and your bellies to help lead the fly across the water. Another benefit to not using a sink tip is the added enjoyment of fighting a fish that is connected to the angler with the lightest amount of weight in the line. Getting the fly deep, but maintaining the swing speed by adjusting your angle of the fly line to the current, allows you to achieve the “hover” that is the careful balance of “not too heavy and swinging fast” and “not too light and near the surface”. Flies are tied on high quality Ahrex Nordic Salt Water Streamer hooks #6. Now I’m hooked on this technique for large anadromous fish! And, most important, I had many legitimate hook-ups and almost no foul hooking compared to my first foray to the river. Your summer steelhead rig might not cut it. Also, with some of my steelhead patterns that are larger in profile, like mop stoneflies and egg sucking leeches, I figure I need a bit more weight to have that larger profile sink properly. 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