Spey Oregon

Repostings directly from my blog devoted to spey fishing for Steelhead in Oregon. You can visit my blog at http://speyoregon.com

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm290O6Rgr4)

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The “Scrap” table is shipping to TN today! I made this table from scrap pieces of wood I had kept in my shop - maple, pine, barnwood, poplar, walnut, and cedar - turned out really cool! www.creeknuts.com #creeknuts #flytying #flytyingtables #flytyingbenches #trout #flyfishing #royalcoachman

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From The Tying Bench: Intruder Style Flies

In addition to tying tube flies, I’ve also been tying up intruder style flies using shanks with stinger hooks, and various color combinations of marabou.

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Although I love the look of these flies, I find myself gravitating more to tube flies due to the flexibility in sizing, weighting, etc.

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From the tying bench: DIY Tube Flies

Wanted to try my hand at tying tube flies but didn’t want to invest in all the materials and tools in case I didn’t like it.

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Purple & Black Tube Fly – 3/4 Frontal view

Purple & Black Tube Fly – side view

Bill McMillan’s Paintbrush Tube fly – side view

Bill McMillan’s Paintbrush Tube fly – 3/4 rear view

Perpetrator – October Caddis – 3/4 frontal view

Perpetrator – October Caddis – side view

Orange & Black Tippet Spider Tube Fly – 3/4 Frontal View

Orange & Black Tippet Spider Tube Fly – sideiew

Orange & Black Tippet Spider Tube Fly – 3/4 Rear View

The DIY approach entailed using qtip tubes and cutting down a bicycle wheel spoke as the tube holder for my vice.

Conclusion:  I’m getting the proper tube holder and tube materials to do it right.

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First tube fly for Steelhead

My first tube fly.  Discovered a low cost way of at least trying out the tying style. A Qtip tube cut to length and an old bicycle wheel spoke as the mandrill to hold in place on my vice while tying.

I think I’m hooked on tying the style of fly in addition to intruder style flies on a shank over tying on traditional up eye salmon hooks.

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Tying an Intruder for Steelhead

The rains have started here in Oregon and the rivers are on the rise. I have yet to experience my first steelhead encounter and figured I’d try and improve my chances by fishing some intruder style patterns.

I’ve heard purple and black are a deadly combination for steelhead so I figured why not.

We shall see…

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I've heard it said that catching a steelhead is a religious experience... So far I haven't found religion....

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Orange Heron size 3/0

Syd Glasso’s Orange Heron is a fly that I will never tire of. I’ve posted it here before, and I’m sure I’ll post another, probably sooner than later!

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Pink and Blue

Here’s a somewhat fancy hairwing tied mainly with materials that were given to me.

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Dec Hogan - Skagit Casting with Sink Tips

Dec Hogan shows how to get your sink tip up and ready to make a super cast. No more buried tips causing poor casts.

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@aprilvokey putting the finishing touches on a steelhead fly in British Columbia. Photo by @jeremykoreski