Best Swung Flies For Steelhead In The Great Lakes - Chagrin River Outfitters - Shop Talk Shorts

[@NathanErskine-pv6zy]

great video man, thanks for info

[@jjsfishing8226]

Loving these shorts Dan! Keep em comin!

[@simaod17]

What a great explanation, really nails the overview

[@BradZahar]

Nice job brother! 🍻 cheers and keep them coming

[@dm9103]

Mind sharing your tying tech on those leeches? I like those a lot

[@scottmilner3801]

Question is the hook on a wire on the back more productive than trying to fly directly on the hook?

[@chagrinriveroutfitterschag6230]

Hi Scott. The extended hook style, with the wire, or a tube, seems to have a better hook up, and landing ratio than those tied directly to the hook most of the time. However if you are tying some smaller, sparser patterns for clearer/lower water, than tied on a traditional spey/salmon hook works just fine.

[@scottmilner3801]

@@chagrinriveroutfitterschag6230 Good to know! I’ve been tying all my flys directly to the hook but I will definitely tie some like this too!!

[@chagrinriveroutfitterschag6230]

@@scottmilner3801 We think you'll like it

[@jayr7471]

I just went to Ashtabula. They wouldn’t touch gaudy, colorful steelhead patterns, only got them on nymphs like beaded soft hackles, Walt’s etc. Swinging size 14 soft hackles with 3mm bead in stained water killed it.

[@jeremylamovsky9868]

Really? Man I couldn't buy a fish on nymphs this past season aside from a few on black prince nymphs. I mostly fish the chagrin, and I use both centerpin and spinning gear along with the fly rod, but I did real well on smaller black and olive jigs, so I've tied some larger nymphs in those colors. By large I mean 8-12, some soft hackles a bit smaller. And similar stuff on jig and tungsten combos