Steelhead Slammer

The Steelhead Slammer is a simple fly pattern for high water steelhead.  With the cold front coming in we should see some high water next week.  Tie some up!

Hook: MFC no. 7045 size 10
Thread: red 6/0
Tail: vernille or micro chenille
Body: Estaz regular
Colors: (tail/estaz) chartreuse/orange, pink/chartreuse, brown/chartreuse

STEP 1: Place you scud hook in the vise so the hook eye is pointing down slightly.  Attach your thread id shank and wrap back to half way between the tie in point and the hook barb.

STEP 2: Tie in a piece of vernille or micro chenille with a one inch tag extending forward.

STEP 3: Secure the chenille tag by making even wraps up to behind the hook eye.  Trim off any excess chenille.

STEP 4: Tie in a length of Estaz.

STEP 5: Make 2-3 wraps of Estaz.  Make a small head, whip finish, and cut the thread.  Trim the chenille tail so it is about 2 in long.

STEP 6: This is a optional step.  You can take a lighter and melt the end of the chenille.  This doesn't effect the fish catching ability of the fly, just makes it look nicer to the fisherman.

The finished fly.

 There you have it another simple fly for steelhead.  As always this fly is avaiable custom tied from me at Autumn Siren Flies.

Tyler Straight

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