Some "wee" doubles

[gr8lakesflyer]

I've been going through steelhead withdrawl lately , so I started swingin' for the resident browns and rainbows on my local waters with a light two-hander . A lot of guys are using big streamers with little success . I'm thinking that these fish are fairly wary right now with the clear water and high fishing pressure . So I chaged it up a bit and started swingin' through deep runs and under-cut banks with these ......
















Mike

[Nick Pionessa]

very nice! those would work well for early/low water steelhead too. what hook is that?

[gr8lakesflyer]

Thanks Nick !! I agree with your comments . When I tied these flies , I was thinking of trout mostly , with the intent of early fall steelhead , when my local waters run low and clear and there still is plenty of insect activity .

Oh yeah , Mustad 3582 is the hook and mostly tied on #10's and #8's .





Mike

[Charlie Dickson]

Very nicely done! Good looking well thought out patters that I know would work well in the early fall. The only thing I would worry about is the double hooks. I know that they are illegal in many places in NY state.

[gr8lakesflyer]

Jul 7, 2009 14:09:40 GMT -5 Charlie Dickson said:

The only thing I would worry about is the double hooks. I know that they are illegal in many places in NY state.

Good thing I fish these in Ontario

Glad you like them charlie and thanks for the kind words !!

Try tying these on Mustad 3399's , size #10 to #6 if your local waters are single hook only . I've found that the double hooks are quite kind to the fish . Meaning that I have not experienced any fish tearing at the mouth . Probably due to the pressure is exerted on two points , rather than one , making an even load distribution .




Mike

[JoeSperanza]

Awseome, doubles- trout written all over them- summer run too?, I just got a few Partridge double Wilsons to give'em a shot, mostly to try the backwards style of tying in the tag, I like it, thanks for the hook info- I am in