Calvin's #1 Pattern for Steelhead - Bite Size (aka Clearwater Intruder variation) with Calvin Fuller

[@fishduckdog]

Thanks 🙏🏾 for sharing! Happy New Year 🎈!

[@pedrohenriques2983]

Dude ,it looks awesome I can see myself casting that fly , I’ll try to tie a couple maybe withe purple and blue baby rainbow colors , thanks ,happy new year

[@BlueBloodCstm]

What's the shank length?

[@samwike4569]

Calvin cuts a up eye steelhead hook so it’s not exact but I measured his ties against some shanks and they are about 20mm long if you just buy a a bag of shanks

[@runejl1]

Nice pattern. Why do you use a stinger hook? Seems like a fly that would work well on just a hook?

[@HouseOfFly]

The hook to land ratio goes way up on stinger/tube style hooks vs. traditional style hooks. Especially when fishing barbless. A longer shank hook acts as a lever. So when a fish rolls or changes directions, it is easier for them to come un-hooked or wear a bigger hole where they are hooked.