Swingin' Flies in the Pacific Northwest: Fly #41: Leadwing Coachman

Feb 6, 2009

Fly #41: Leadwing Coachman - Steelhead Version

Leadwing Coachman's make great trout patterns. I've used these small winged flies to great success. While tying a few up the other night, I realized that it may make a good steelhead fly. So, with a little adjustment it is now ready for bigger fish.

Leadwing Coachman - Steelhead Version

Tag: Light Golden Brown Floss
Body: Bright Green Peacock Herl with Oval Tinsel Ribbing
Collar: American Speckled Hen Back (brown)
Wing: Duck Quill

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Just a quick thanks for living vicariously through your posts. The fly patterns are of great interest to me - thanks much for sharing.

As you're up in my neck of the woods fairly often we may cross paths - I'll be the mannerless lout that watches your two handed casting from the far bank.; February 11, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Fly Monkey said...: Haha. Okay, I'll keep an eye out for you.; February 18, 2009 at 10:41 PM

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My interest in fly fishing began as a teenager in my home state of Missouri. After years of fishing rivers in and around the Ozarks, I moved to California in the early 90's. Life continued on, I happily drove hours around to various streams hunting trout. Then it happened. One rainy fall morning, I landed my first steelhead.

Game over. Buh bye trout. Hello steelhead!

Fast forward to 2011. My obsession with steelhead was out of control. I convinced my wife and family, that we needed to leave California and head to the Pacific Northwest.

Now, I'm able to happily fish for steelhead almost year around in both Washington and Oregon. My now home-water is a quick 10 minutes away. Within two hours, I can reach the Deschutes, Klickitat, Wilson, Sandy, Clackamas, Hood, Lewis, Cowlitz, Kalama, and dozens of others. Many of those are within a half hour. Paradise.

Although I started out with single handed rods all those years ago, I switched almost exclusively to 2-handed rods around 2005. I find them to be more efficient and less tiring over those long days. Initially reluctant to give them a try, I've rarely looked back.

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