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#253297 - 08/26/04 08:49 PM Drift fishing flies for steelhead
floatandjig Juvenille at Sea Registered: 12/31/03 Posts: 154 Loc: Puyallup	Anyone ever had success fishing a fly on drift gear? What flies work best?
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#253299 - 08/26/04 09:20 PM Re: Drift fishing flies for steelhead
escapee Spawner Registered: 09/20/00 Posts: 572 Loc: Marysville, Wa., USA	Yeah, what he said!!
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#253300 - 08/26/04 09:41 PM Re: Drift fishing flies for steelhead
Todd Dick Nipples Registered: 03/08/99 Posts: 27838 Loc: Seattle, Washington USA	Stonefly nymphs, size 4-6... _________________________ Team Flying Super Ditch Pickle
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#253301 - 08/26/04 10:02 PM Re: Drift fishing flies for steelhead
gottagofishin Juvenille at Sea Registered: 12/03/02 Posts: 104 Loc: Seattle Wa	yeah, what todd said use the lightest leader you can think of _________________________ Sometimes it's better to think about everything you say...... than to say everything you think about
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#253302 - 08/26/04 10:52 PM Re: Drift fishing flies for steelhead
Spinhead Egg Registered: 08/26/04 Posts: 1 Loc: Eastern OR	Hello, new here to PP. I have picked up fish 'drifting' a green butt skunk before, after my arm got tired throwing hardware! I SHOULD do it more! BTW, COOL graemlins on this site!
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#253303 - 08/26/04 11:08 PM Re: Drift fishing flies for steelhead
svr Smolt Registered: 07/23/01 Posts: 87 Loc: marysville	I've thrown royal coachmans and wulffs with good success when nothing else worked. _________________________ Just FISH
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#253304 - 08/26/04 11:13 PM Re: Drift fishing flies for steelhead
havnfun Spawner Registered: 07/04/99 Posts: 727 Loc: tacomca,wa,pierce	i too have caught steelies driting flies. _________________________ love tne smell of fish blood in the morning
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#253305 - 08/26/04 11:29 PM Re: Drift fishing flies for steelhead
Robert Allen3 Spawner Registered: 04/23/00 Posts: 737 Loc: vancouver WA USA	#4 Pink ugly bug with white rubber legs fished with a split shot under a thrill float would be killer for brats!!!! why isn't anyone doing it???
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#253306 - 08/27/04 02:47 AM Re: Drift fishing flies for steelhead
cupo Repeat Spawner Registered: 06/18/03 Posts: 1041 Loc: north sound	I've caught steelhead by drifting an egg fly. I've caught dollies on maribous with a small corky above them.
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#253307 - 08/27/04 05:09 AM Re: Drift fishing flies for steelhead
Nailknot Smolt Registered: 01/16/03 Posts: 85 Loc: Seattle	flies with a big jig head work $;\)$
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