Fly #53, 54, and 55: Summer steelhead flies

Thought I'd post a few flies I tied recently. They are rather generic and are meant for low/clear water.

A basic spider with a bit of flash for wings.

The body is peacock herl and oval tinsel ribbing.

This steelhead sized Royal Coachman was tied in a hurry
and is rather sloppy. However, it probably doesn't matter to the fish.



This has a hares ear body with oval tinsel ribbing.
The tail and collar is mallard flank.
This is certainly not a "pretty" fly. However ugly it may be, it works.

Fly #42: Yellow Spider

I've been tying a lot of steelhead flies for the last so many months. It has been great fun, but while on the river last time fishing for trout, I realized that I'm running low on some of my "go to" soft hackle patterns.

In response, I've spent the last few evenings tying various trout flies. I've been concentrating on sparsely dressed spider patterns. These are meant to be fished right in the surface film, or just below.

Yellow Spider (size 12)

Body: Yellow thread, copper wire ribbing, hares ear dubbing
Collar/Hackle: Natural Partridge, stripped on one side