Selecting Steelhead Gear.

Like several things in fly fishing you can ask ten different fly anglers a single query and you can get ten different answers. Asking what steelhead rod one should use for fly fishing is no different. And the answer varies with each situation. However let's try and get a generic answer so everybody can at least start in this rewarding facet of fly fishing. Thus before you purchase, think about the fishing you most plan to do. As for length, the comprehensive shortest rod I'd use is nine foot. With nine and a half advised, particularly for weights over 7. Out west two-handed spey rods are becoming more well-liked for steelhead fishing. There are still ultra purists who consider casting dry mayfly patterns upstream to rising trout the sole form of fly fishing. However, I must admit, there's a certain undying quality to casting classic dry flies upstream to rising trout.

And if that were available to me year round, well I would move to closer to ultra purist status. One of the classic mayfly species is frequently called the Hendrickson. But it does not stop there, there are some species that entomologists have identified. The way in which the Hendrickson mayfly received it's common name is a hint of fly fishing lore. As told by Roy Steenrod of Freedom , Big Apple. We had not seen the fish rise so openly for any fly as they went and did for this hatch. They have to be enormous enough to grip your fly line and 150 yards of backing. Tippets should be 0x or smaller, Erie steelheaders can go up to 4x on clear water days.