Many of us have been baffled by rising trout that seem to ignore every pattern in the fly box. Often these selective fish are keying on spent mayflies. Trout rising to spinners often seem to sip them gently from the surface sometimes with a slight pop as...

This dark profile Max Canyon Fly pattern with a bright tag and tail is a useful steelhead and salmon pattern for low light situations or rivers that may be a bit murky.

This sparse but showy Winter's Hope pattern seems to have employed every color possible. This fly is a great fish mover when sluggish steelies and salmon need a little something to get them excited.

The Undertaker Salmon Fly was created with Atlantic salmon in mind but has a following among steelheaders as well. It is useful in low light situations and is a great pattern to use when fish seem to be striking short.

The Purple Street Walker is an eye catching addition to the fly box that has flash to spare. Add that to the effective base color and proven profile, and you have a fly that is hard for fish to turn down.

Much like the Hot Shot, the Red Starlight Leech Fly takes everthing that is good about the Bunny and Egg Sucking Leeches and adds weighted eyes and a neon head to get it down to where fish hold in deeper pools or swift currents and get their attention.

Much like the Hot Shot, the Chartreuse Starlight Leech takes everything that is good about the Bunny and Egg Sucking Leeches and adds weighted eyes and a neon head to get it down to where fish hold in deeper pools or swift currents and get their...

The Skukomish Sunrise Fly is classic that has been around for most of a century. It continues to catch fish. This popular fly is responsible for some of the biggest steelhead ever caught.

A flashier version of its classic ancestor, this Green Butt Skunk Fly is one of those must haves for serious steelhead anglers. You can catch fish on many patterns but there's just something about a Green Butt Skunk.

Though it has been around and is simple in design, this Skunk Salmon Fly is one of those timeless patterns that will continue to catch steelhead in many waters for years to come.

The Silver Hilton is an oldy but a goody. The fact that knowledgeable steelheaders and salmon anglers continue to keep a few of these in their fly boxes shows that it has a lasting appeal and continues to catch fish.

A traditional fly, the Silver Doctor Salmon Fly is effective in a variety of fishing situations. The bright tinsel body and mixture of bright color combine to create a very appealing pattern.