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Tarpon reel supreme or Spey line capable.

Sage's best! This is our favorite Steelhead reel. For lines size 7 and 8.

Wider than the original flashabou to fit the needs of the saltwater tyer.  Each Strand is approx. 1/16" wide.

The perfect gift for the hard to shop for fly angler in your life. Good for any service or product we sell online or in the shop. Good till you use it.

Fish this fly slow and deep for trout and steelhead.

Unbelievable action on the swing brings steelhead to this spey fly

Jointed means action, action means more fish!

Traditional streamer in productive colors.  You should have a couple in your box.

Egg patterns for steelhead, salmon and trout

We added hot yarn butts to these flies for extra fish attracting color.

Available in 6 fish-catching colors!

Our original stinger hook streamer patterned after our Madonna streamer.

The fly that is changing the way fly anglers fish King Salmon

This is our number one steelhead pattern, period.

Mastery Series Bonefish Line offers unmatched performance in tropical conditions.

Keeps flies floating in a variety of temperature situations

No fly line is complete without backing on the reel!

Improve your fly line's floatation with Scientific Angler's Fly Line Dressing.

The Magnum Taper is designed for big flies.

The Textured Titan Taper loads quickly and delivers the biggest flies.

Excellent general purpose line for all weather

Intermediate sinking with loop

The Skagit Extreme Head has an extremely short and powerful taper for casting heavy sink tips.

The Skagit Extreme Intermediate Head is short and powerful for casting heavy sink tips.

Used in place of deer hair for those sinking sculpin type flies. This comes soft tanned in colors you can't find just anywhere.  Pushes water and sinks quickly to get your flies down.

Add flash to your streamer and spey bodies with Senyo's Barred Predator Wrap.

This stretchy dub is perfect for streamer bodies.

Give a unique fishy look.  5 bands for 23 legs/pkg.

Skagit Short Heads are designed for skagit-style casting with shorter rods--both single-handed and switch rods.

Spirit River's UV2 line is storming the fly tying materials market. Use this marabou for your spey flies and buggers. You won't be disappointed!

Hand selected prime tails, naturally barred. Used for wings and tails on flies from dries to salmon flies. A real natural material used in lots of patterns.

A watercolor print that showcases northern Michigan's Coho and Chinook Salmon, as well as the Steelhead.

Windproof Micro-Fleece Stow-A-Way Fleece Flip Mitt is ideal for your cold weather fishing needs.

This thermometer, jacketed in a protective metal case, measures stream temperatures in fahrenheit. Includes a pocket clip and lanyard ring.

Strung Marabou is the best selling marabou for fly tiers.

Strung Rooster Saddles dyed over white

Strung Rooster Saddle Natural Colors

Permanently Waterproofed. A 1.2 Denier. 1.5 staple synthetic material. This makes a fantastic tight body on dries for size 28 and larger. Great hatch matching colors.

Thin strawlike, water absorbent material excellent for nymph wing cases, scuds, sowbugs & crayfish.

System X Fly Box is a waterproof box that also floats with removable and interchangeable  foam inserts.

As we move into November, river conditions and fish behavior begin to change. The last of the salmon have died off and the eggs that have flooded our rivers for the past two months have started to taper off. The diminishing amount of caviar around will have the steelhead in the rivers moving into sandier lies and looking for different food sources. This opens up the opportunity to utilize one of the most exciting techniques we use for steelhead--swinging.

With the two handed and swinging scene starting to gain popularity, there have been a lot of new developments in spey equipment. One of the largest areas of development is in spey lines and shooting heads. These are constantly changing and improving in both castability and fishability. Guide Matt Barthels explains the innovations that both Scientific Anglers and RIO have made for spey lines.

Oh, the joys of spring steelheading on the fly!

 Step-by-step instructions for tying a surgeon's knot.

The sac fry is a stage in a fish's life. This pattern attracts feeding steelhead and trout.

We have taken the original PCP (peacock, copper, pheasant) and kicked it up a notch with estaz! Steelhead, salmon, and trout enjoy dining on this fly.

 This fly presents itself to fish with an incredible amount of movement in the water.

The Epoxy Hex is yet another version our our orginal hex pattern. You can't have too many hex nymph patterns. This is a good one.

 The Antron Bug is a souped-up version of the Springs Special.

Egg fly, glo bug, yarn fly--you name it, it's simply the best steelhead catching fly! Learn to tie it here.

Ray Schmidt's Articulated Rattlesnake

A Schmidt Outfitters fly pattern that should be in every angler's fly box is the Articulated Marabou Spey.

This is the fly that is changing the way fly anglers fish King Salmon. With a 10 weight rod and a 350 to 400 grain Streamer Express fly line, this fly brings Kings slashing.

The Madonna pattern is one of those patterns that catches everything. The pattern was designed as a trout fly that turns out to be a great small mouth bass streamer also.

How to avoid some common pitfalls in selecting a new fly rod.

Learn the basic rigging techniques for steelhead on the fly. PDF document.

Like stripping streamers for big trout?

Swinging flies is a popular fall fishing method for steelhead, but why not try it during the fall migration of salmon? John Gouker explores the idea of using switch rods for salmon in northern Michigan.

Swinging flies for steelhead is a fun, productive method not to be overlooked.