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Anglers chasing steelhead on the Lake Erie tributaries are faced with constantly changing water conditions. Though fish are not typically pattern-selective, finding them and getting them to actually see a fly can be a challenge. With that in mind, here are 10 flies that I fish with confidence throughout the fall, winter, and spring seasons:
One of the most prolific collector and tier of steelhead flies that I’ve ever seen is TCO Boiling Springs’ own Alex Kolivras. Alex guides for trout in Pennsylvania for Relentless Fly Fishing, but is now running steelhead guide trips in the Lake Erie tribs.
In this guide, we cover some of the top steelhead flies for the Great Lakes, particularly Steelhead Alley on the south shore of Lake Erie. These flies are designed to mimic everything from baitfish, nymphs, and eggs, some of a steelhead’s most sought-after prey.
I’ll list a few of my favorite steelhead flies here for fishing the Lake Erie tributaries. A variety of patterns will catch steelhead. Sometimes you have to keep showing them different flies and colors in order to find what will work best on any particular day.
They are known to eat your typical trout patterns but are also attracted to bright colored flies. In this piece, we will highlight 5 effective fly patterns for great lakes steelhead, the materials needed, and step by step instructions on how to tie these killer flies.
Big Flies for Educated Trout. The Lake Erie steelhead run is an event that many of my peers don’t miss. They are usually armed with large spinning rods that can chuck a plug hundreds of feet with a flick of the wrist, and the cuts of meat they bring back from their travels always put the local trout that I spend days tracking down to shame.
A top river guide tells you the 5 best steelhead flies which are the Stonefly Nymph, the Mayfly nymph, the worm fly, the yarn egg, and the woolly bugger