Flies for Steelhead154 proven patterns
Dry flies, nymphs, streamers and more that catch steelhead, grouped by type.
Dry flies 59
Beetle (Crowe)#14#16#18Simple cork or foam beetle pattern for summer terrestrial fishing.Blue-Winged Olive (BWO) Comparadun#18#20#22#24Flush-floating no-hackle pattern that sits in the film. Critical for picky spring creek trout.Blue-Winged Olive (BWO) Comparadun_FLY_STUB#18#20#22Blue-Winged Olive (BWO) Comparadun_FLY_STUB — a proven dry pattern.Blue-Winged Olive Comparadun#18#20#22Blue-Winged Olive Comparadun — a proven dry pattern.Blue-Winged Olive Comparadun (BWO)#18#20#22Blue-Winged Olive Comparadun (BWO) — a proven dry pattern.Blue-Winged Olive Comparadun #20#18#20#22Blue-Winged Olive Comparadun #20 — a proven dry pattern.BWO Comparadun#18#20#22BWO Comparadun — a proven dry pattern.CDC Baetis Emerger#18#20#22Soft CDC-winged emerger riding the film during BWO hatches. Deadly on flat water.Chernobyl Ant#8#10#12Foam bodied attractor with legs. Floats high and is easy to see.Chironomid Pupa (Black)#14#16Chironomid Pupa (Black) — a proven dry pattern.Chironomid Pupa (Red)#14#16Chironomid Pupa (Red) — a proven dry pattern.Chubby Chernobyl#14#16Chubby Chernobyl — a proven dry pattern.Chubby Chernobyl (Tan)#14#16Chubby Chernobyl (Tan) — a proven dry pattern.Cicada Dry Fly#6#8#10Foam cicada for the rare but explosive 17-year cicada emergence — or any large terrestrial.Comparadun (BWO)#18#20#22#24Classic no-hackle Comparadun for BWO hatches. Low-riding and natural.Egg patterns fly#14#16Egg patterns fly — a proven dry pattern.Elk Hair Caddis#14#16#18Al Troth's iconic caddis adult imitation. The go-to searching pattern in summer.Elk Hair Caddis (CDC)#14#16#18#20CDC-tied version of the Elk Hair Caddis. Improved floating and softer silhouette.Elk Hair Caddis #14#14#16#18Elk Hair Caddis #14 — a proven dry pattern.Flying Ant#14#16#18Slim-bodied ant pattern for late summer falls of flying ants.Foam Ant (Fur)#14#16#18Realistic fur and foam ant body. Low-floating and realistic profile.Game Changer (Perch)#14#16Game Changer (Perch) — a proven dry pattern.Glo Bug (Orange)#14#16Glo Bug (Orange) — a proven dry pattern.Griffith's Gnat#18#20#22#24Grizzly hackle wound over peacock herl. Imitates a cluster of midges on the surface.Hawkins' Hat Trick#14#16Hawkins' Hat Trick — a proven dry pattern.Hendrickson#12#14#16Reliable early season eastern mayfly pattern. Often the first major hatch of the year.Hopper Juan#6#8#10#12Foam hopper pattern with trailing rubber legs. Lands with a splat that drives trout wild.Intruder#14#16Intruder — a proven dry pattern.Light Cahill#14#16Light Cahill — a proven dry pattern.Little Black Stonefly#16#18#20Tiny black stonefly dry for early season fishing before other hatches begin.Mahogany Dun#14#16#18Late season mahogany dun for fall hatches across the West.Mohogany Dun#14#16Mohogany Dun — a proven dry pattern.Mother's Day Caddis#14#16#18Mother's Day Caddis — a proven dry pattern.Mother's Day Caddis (Dry)#14#16Olive elk-hair caddis for the famous Mother's Day caddis hatches across the West.Mouse Pattern#14#16Mouse Pattern — a proven dry pattern.October CaddisAuto-discovered from fishing reports. October Caddis is mentioned in current fishing reports.October Caddis (Dry)#6#8#10Large October caddis adult imitation for fall hatches in the Pacific Northwest.Orange Tungsten Eggs#14#16Orange Tungsten Eggs — a proven dry pattern.Pale Morning Dun (PMD) Sparkle Dun#16#18#20Craig Mathews' sparkle dun imitating emerging PMDs. Deadly during summer morning hatches.Pat's Rubber LegAuto-discovered from fishing reports. Pat's Rubber Leg is mentioned in current fishing reports.Pat's Rubber Leg StoneflyAuto-discovered from fishing reports. Pat's Rubber Leg Stonefly is mentioned in current fishing reports.Pat's Rubber Legs#14#16Pat's Rubber Legs — a proven dry pattern.PMD (Pale Morning Duns)#16#18PMD (Pale Morning Duns) — a proven dry pattern.Purple Haze#14#16#18Parachute attractor in purple/gray. Highly visible and effective searching dry.Rodman's Revenge#14#16Rodman's Revenge — a proven dry pattern.Scud#14#16Scud — a proven dry pattern.SculpzillaAuto-discovered from fishing reports. Sculpzilla is mentioned in current fishing reports.Skater#14#16Skater — a proven dry pattern.Skater (Bombers)#4#6#8Waked dry fly skated on the surface for surface-grabbing steelhead.Skwala Stonefly Dry#6#8#10Skwala Stonefly Dry — a proven dry pattern.Sofa Pillow#4#6#8Large deer hair stonefly pattern for salmonfly fishing. The name comes from its large, pillow-shaped body. A classic Western salmonfly pattern.Stimulator#8#10#12#14#16Randall Kaufmann's versatile attractor. Imitates stoneflies and grasshoppers.Stimulator (Orange)#8#10#12Orange Stimulator for golden stonefly hatch and as a hopper attractor.Stimulator (Yellow)#14#16Stimulator (Yellow) — a proven dry pattern.Tungsten Nemec Stone#14#16Tungsten Nemec Stone — a proven dry pattern.White Bunny Leach#14#16White Bunny Leach — a proven dry pattern.X-Caddis#14#16#18Simple X-Caddis with trailing shuck. Imitates an emerging or crippled caddis.Yellow Sally#14#16#18Yellow stonefly dry for the abundant summer Yellow Sally hatches.Yellow Sally #16#14#16Yellow Sally #16 — a proven dry pattern.
Nymphs 45
Baetis Nymph#16#18#20#22Slim, realistic Baetis (BWO) nymph imitation. Extremely important pattern on tailwaters and spring creeks where Baetis are present in huge numbers.Beadhead Caddis Pupa#14#16#18Beadhead caddis pupa swum or dead-drifted near the surface during caddis hatches.Cheater Belly Stonefly Nymph#6#8#10Cheater Belly Stonefly Nymph — a proven nymph pattern.Copper John#14#16#18John Barr's heavily weighted attractor nymph. Sinks fast and triggers strikes.Damsel Nymph#10#12#14Swimming damselfly nymph. Strip it through weed beds toward shore in early summer.Damsel Nymph (Olive)#14#16#18Damsel Nymph (Olive) — a proven nymph pattern.Deep Sparkle Pupa#12#14#16LaFontaine deep sparkle pupa with Antron sheath mimicking gas bubble.Double Bead Stone#4#6#8Double tungsten bead stonefly that sinks fast and stays on the bottom in heavy current.Flashback Baetis Nymph#18#20#22Flashback Baetis Nymph — a proven nymph pattern.Flashback Hare's Ear#12#14#16#18HE nymph with a flashback wing case for added triggering flash.Flashback Hare's Ear Nymph#14#16#18Flashback Hare's Ear Nymph — a proven nymph pattern.Flashback Hare's Ear Nymph #16#14#16#18Flashback Hare's Ear Nymph #16 — a proven nymph pattern.Flashback Pheasant Tail#14#16#18#20PT nymph with a pearl flashback wingcase for extra trigger.Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph#14#16#18Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph — a proven nymph pattern.Hare's Ear Nymph#12#14#16#18The all-purpose nymph. Ragged hare's ear dubbing mimics countless aquatic invertebrates.Hendrickson Nymph#14#16#18Hendrickson Nymph — a proven nymph pattern.Iced Out Midge Pupa#18#20#22UV-coated midge pupa for winter ice-out fishing in tailwaters.Jujubaetis#18#20#22Charlie Craven's realistic beatis pattern. Slim, segmented, deadly on tailwaters.Little Black Stonefly nymphAuto-discovered from fishing reports. Little Black Stonefly nymph is mentioned in current fishing reports.March Brown Nymph#10#12#14Realistic March Brown nymph for early spring fishing.Micro Egg#14#16#18Tiny egg pattern for euro nymphing rigs. Works in combination with nymphs or alone as a drop fly.Midge Larva#20#22#24#26Simple thread/wire body midge larva. Essential winter pattern for tailwaters.Mysis Shrimp#14#16#18Imitation of freshwater Mysis relicta shrimp. Critical for tailwaters below Mysis-producing reservoirs like the Fryingpan and Upper Colorado.Mysis Shrimp (Nymph)#14#16#18Mysis Shrimp (Nymph) — a proven nymph pattern.Olive Sparkle Pupa (LaFontaine)#14#16#18Gary LaFontaine's sparkle pupa replicating the bubble of gas in the pupal shuck.Pheasant Tail Nymph#14#16#18#20Frank Sawyer's classic slim nymph. The definitive mayfly nymph imitation worldwide.Pink Squirrel#12#14#16#18Wisconsin-born nymph with a pink bead and squirrel dubbing. Devastatingly effective.Prince Nymph#10#12#14#16One of the all-time great searching nymphs. Flashy white biots attract fish in all conditions.Prince Nymph #12#14#16#18Prince Nymph #12 — a proven nymph pattern.Prince NymphsAuto-discovered from fishing reports. Prince Nymphs is mentioned in current fishing reports.San Juan Worm#10#12#14Simple red worm imitation that works everywhere. Trout love it after rains.Scud (Pink/Orange)#12#14#16#18Freshwater shrimp imitation. Dominant pattern in weed-choked tailwaters.Skwala Stonefly nymphAuto-discovered from fishing reports. Skwala Stonefly nymph is mentioned in current fishing reports.Sow Bug#14#16#18Isopod/crustacean imitation essential in weedy spring creeks and tailwaters.Squirmy Wormy#10#12#14Silicone rubber worm that wriggles irresistibly in the current.Steelhead Nymph (Kaufmann's Stone)#4#6#8Large heavy stonefly nymph swung or dead drifted for steelhead.Stonefly Nymph#6#8#10Stonefly Nymph — a proven nymph pattern.Stonefly Nymph (Kaufmann's Stone)#6#8#10Stonefly Nymph (Kaufmann's Stone) — a proven nymph pattern.Stonefly Nymph (Kaufmann's)#4#6#8#10Realistic rubber-legged stonefly nymph. Fish this big fly in fast water before the hatch.Tactical Peeping Caddis TH Jig#14#16#18Tactical Peeping Caddis TH Jig — a proven nymph pattern.Tungsten Bead Pat's Rubber Legs#4#6#8#10Heavily weighted rubberleg stonefly. Gets deep quickly and drives big trout wild.Tungsten Nemec Stone Nymph#14#16#18Tungsten Nemec Stone Nymph — a proven nymph pattern.Walts Soft Hackle#12#14#16Soft hackle variation on Walt's Worm. Excellent wet fly swing.Zebra Midge#18#20#22#24The most productive midge pattern in the West. Dead-drifted under an indicator.Zebra Midge (Black)#20#22#24Zebra Midge (Black) — a proven nymph pattern.
Emergers 9
Coffee's Sparkle Minnow#14#16Coffee's Sparkle Minnow — a proven emerger pattern.Pale Evening Dun (PMD) Sparkle Dun#16#18Pale Evening Dun (PMD) Sparkle Dun — a proven emerger pattern.Pale Evening Dun Sparkle Dun#14#16Pale Evening Dun Sparkle Dun — a proven emerger pattern.Pale Morning Dun Sparkle Dun#16#18Pale Morning Dun Sparkle Dun — a proven emerger pattern.Pinkish Soft Hackle#14#16Pinkish Soft Hackle — a proven emerger pattern.PMD Sparkle Dun#16#18PMD Sparkle Dun — a proven emerger pattern.Soft Hackle Wet#14#16Soft Hackle Wet — a proven emerger pattern.Sparkle Dun#14#16Sparkle Dun — a proven emerger pattern.Travis Hi-Vis BWO Para Emerger#18#20#22Travis Hi-Vis BWO Para Emerger — a proven emerger pattern.
Streamers 31
Balanced Leech (Black)#14#16Balanced Leech (Black) — a proven streamer pattern.Black Woolly Bugger#4#6#8Black Woolly Bugger — a proven streamer pattern.Clouser Minnow#4#6#8Clouser Minnow — a proven streamer pattern.Clouser Minnow (Bass)#1/0#2#4The definitive bass baitfish pattern. Jig-style with lead eyes rides hook-up and works deep.Clouser Minnow (Bass) (Chartreuse/White)#4#6#8Clouser Minnow (Bass) (Chartreuse/White) — a proven streamer pattern.Clouser Minnow (Chartreuse/White)#4#6#8Clouser Minnow (Chartreuse/White) — a proven streamer pattern.Clouser Minnow (Trout)#4#6#8Bob Clouser's jig-style fly tied on a small hook for trout. Rides hook-up and swims with a jigging action.Comet#4#6#8Classic sparsely tied West Coast steelhead fly. Works swung or stripped.Egg Sucking Leech#2#4#6Leech pattern with a bright bead egg at the head. Irresistible combo for big fish.Epoxy Minnow#2#4#6Epoxy-coated slim minnow for trout in large clear rivers and stillwaters.Fry Pattern#8#10#12Imitation of juvenile fish fry. Particularly important in late spring and summer when trout fry are hatching and large fish gorge on them.Green Butt Skunk#2#4#6Classic Pacific Northwest steelhead wet fly with a fluorescent green butt.Hot Pink Bunny Leech#14#16Hot Pink Bunny Leech — a proven streamer pattern.Intruder (Steelhead)#1/0#2/0#3/0Ed Ward's marabou-and-heron-fiber intruder. Swung for summer and winter steelhead.Mayer's Mini Leech#14#16Mayer's Mini Leech — a proven streamer pattern.Micro Leech (Pine Squirrel)#10#12#14Small pine squirrel strip leech. Fishes well as a dropper in a streamer/nymph rig.Muddler Minnow#4#6#8#10Classic deer-hair-head streamer and sculpin imitation. Fish it on swing or strip.Olive Sculpin#4#6#8Olive Sculpin — a proven streamer pattern.Olive Woolly Bugger#4#6#8Olive Woolly Bugger — a proven streamer pattern.Orange Flash Streamer#4#6#8Orange Flash Streamer — a proven streamer pattern.Perch Pattern#1/0#2#4Yellow perch imitation for lake trout, bass, pike, and other perch predators. Olive back with yellow/orange flanks.Pine Squirrel Leech#14#16Pine Squirrel Leech — a proven streamer pattern.Pine Squirrel Leech (Black/Olive)#14#16Pine Squirrel Leech (Black/Olive) — a proven streamer pattern.Pine Squirrel Leech (Olive)#14#16Pine Squirrel Leech (Olive) — a proven streamer pattern.Shiela's Sculpin#4#6#8Shiela's Sculpin — a proven streamer pattern.Woolly Bugger#4#6#8#10#12The iconic all-purpose streamer. Imitates leeches, baitfish, crayfish, and more.Woolly Bugger (Black)#4#6#8Woolly Bugger (Black) — a proven streamer pattern.Woolly Bugger (Black/Olive)#4#6#8Woolly Bugger (Black/Olive) — a proven streamer pattern.Woolly Bugger (Olive)#4#6#8Woolly Bugger (Olive) — a proven streamer pattern.Woolly Bugger (Olive) (Bass)#4#6#8Woolly Bugger (Olive) (Bass) — a proven streamer pattern.Woolly Bugger (Olive) #6#4#6#8Woolly Bugger (Olive) #6 — a proven streamer pattern.
Terrestrials 6
Beetle#14#16Beetle — a proven terrestrial pattern.Beetle #14#14#16Beetle #14 — a proven terrestrial pattern.Hopper#6#8#10Hopper — a proven terrestrial pattern.Hopper #10#6#8#10Hopper #10 — a proven terrestrial pattern.Schroeder
ess Parachute Hopper#6#8#10Schroeder
ess Parachute Hopper — a proven terrestrial pattern.Schroeder's Hi-Vis Hopper#6#8#10Schroeder's Hi-Vis Hopper — a proven terrestrial pattern.