Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject: Swinging Flies for Steelies
Hey guys! Im new to this site and also to steelhead fishing. I found this site last night and can already tell im going to love it. Anyway, Ive only been steelhead fishing twice but im already addicted to it. Im interested in learning any new tactics to take on steelies with and Ive heard a couple of people taking about swinging streamers for them. I was just wondering what exactly this ment and what were some good patterns to try (im mainly fishing in P.A). Thanks in advance for any advice!
Joined: Feb 22, 2005 Posts: 134 Location: Adirondacks
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject:
I have found that any patterns that have 2 colors, contrast each other, keep the colors in the pink/purple orange/black chartruece/black and white/pink using materiuals that have motion themselves, rabbit hair, marabou, flashabou and krystal flash, these are good starting points. I find 2-4 inch long streamers the best. Good luck and keep us posted
AFter reading your first fish tale shaq I was insprired to try both tying and swinging speys. Not only were they fun to tie but I fished them for some broodstock atlantic salmon and had a blast catching some pretty decent fish, my biggest being about 22-23inches. I cant wait to try swinging them for steel on one of my trips to NY
If your going to be fishing in PA and are looking at swinging some flies you got to get your self some Egg Sucking Leeches and Wooly Buggers. Ok now for the colors that seem to be working. In the egg sucking leeches we have been getting them on black and chatruese with a silver body and black and light roe with a gold body. It seems that we have been doing better with the orange this year than previous years but who knows. As for the wooly buggers black and gold bead heads and olive and gold bead heads have been working fairly well. Don't be affraid of going a little big with the leeches we tie them on size 4 and size 2 salmon hooks.
Now how we swing them in PA we use long leaders with WF floating fly line then attach a 3/0, 7, 5 sinker depending on depth and current about 2 1/2 to 3 feet up your line. Then cast the streamer upstream at about 11:00 o Clock then mend your line upstream once then let her drift then swing. Don't be in a hurry to pull your fly out at the end of the drift Steelies love to smack a fly while it hangs at the end of the drift.
Just fished Elk yesterday (Sunday 22nd) and had a pretty good day. We were fishing around the lower sections of the creek, I've heard some fish had made it up to folley's campground, but I can't confirm that. Speaking of swinging flies we were catching fish on olive with gold bead heads and the fish were hitting at the end of the swing and smashing it. I had two fish hit so hard they broke off 8 lb tippet. There didn't seem to be a lot of fish in the stream, but you could manage a few. We talked to others that was fishing Walnut and they said there wasn't any fish to speak of in the lower sections.
Good Luck and Tight Lines,
Dave
Awwww man your so lucky!! I have about a 3 and a half hour drive. Both times I've gone I've fished the legion hole. Where else is good on Elk?
I am new to fly fishing and even though i live so close, because of my age I just dont get that many oppurtunities to fish and as far as good places I couldnt really help you but to my knowledge there almost eveywhere in some numbers Im most looking forward to this winter when i'll have x-mas vacation and reduced crowds beacause of the snow.
This may help. I post on this site and they have great reports for all pa lake erie tribs.
Just fished Elk yesterday (Sunday 22nd) and had a pretty good day. We were fishing around the lower sections of the creek, I've heard some fish had made it up to folley's campground, but I can't confirm that. Speaking of swinging flies we were catching fish on olive with gold bead heads and the fish were hitting at the end of the swing and smashing it. I had two fish hit so hard they broke off 8 lb tippet. There didn't seem to be a lot of fish in the stream, but you could manage a few. We talked to others that was fishing Walnut and they said there wasn't any fish to speak of in the lower sections.
Good Luck and Tight Lines,
Dave
Sounds awesome man!!! Them breaking 8 lb tippets on the hook set is just unbelievable to me!!!
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