Who else is religous on Hooking a steelhead on the fly? ?

[RightPlace-RightTime]

Who else is religous on hooking steelhead on the fly.  I know some great rivers.  On the coast but two that are very special and they are never talked about.  Im always looking for someone to tag along.  One is a wading river.  the other is only accessable with a pontoon.  Let me know if anyone is interested.  I fish thurs and fri only.
Hope to hear back
You can look at my profile to see some of them i have taken. 

[HawkenBob]

Looking at your pics I see you like those Glacial green ones too. Ive spent a serious amount of time out there fishing. Know the West end really good.

Have 3 pontoons, Drifter and a 8 wt. Never fly fished for them much but the alure is there. I know a few "parking garages" I could get a fly in.

Also have some private waters on the QIN that are pontoonable and very productive. 

I also must mention I have Fridays off too I guess. Although Im not highly skilled at the bug rod. I have a serious amount of knowledge of the Oly Penn and its piscatorial inhabitents. Im not a "purist" at all. Just love and respect the outdoors.

Maybe we could "trade" a trip.

[huntnphool]

I hit the fly section on the Kalama every once in a while, it can be fun spotting them first and trying to get them to take.

[jackelope]

i am religious about trying to hook steelhead on the fly, however as the old saying goes....thats why they call it fishing and not catching...or hooking. i have a 7 wt single hander, a 9wt single hander, a 9 wt spey rod and a 16' lavro driftboat. these are mostly used on the north sound -s- rivers. never fished the peninsula.

[ICEMAN]

Haven't tried with a fly in probably 15 years. Miss it...

Way back I met Jim Teeny in Lacey, then on the Toutle before St. Helens blew.... good role model at that time for fly fishing.

[boneaddict]

ME ME ME me me me em me me me!!!!!  I'm an addict.    If any user logs on here as addictedtosteel, it might be me. LOL   Now some lurker has their name.

[rasbo]

tried fly fishin in Idaho,kept snapping the fly off.Perhaps some of the fly guys could put on a school or session for us  :dunno:I would hike into se mountains and tie a dry stick on my line with a fly 36" below redneckish but it worked

[boneaddict]

Its all about practice and timing.  The best practice is out in the lawn with a bucnh of chickens and a piece of yarn instead of a fly.  If your rod is coming forward before your line is behind you, you will snap it and sometimes pop your fly.  You can also collapse it and it snaps on the rocks.  Same problem, no fly, or you bust your fly and don't know it and you have a fly without a hook.  Your  line needs to start coming forward just as it extends behind you.  Then your rod and kenetics do the work, not your arm.

[Intruder]

At one point I was an Islamic Extremist when it came to religious pursuit of steelhead on the fly.  I don't fish for steelhead nearly as often as I did 5-15 years ago and I sometimes even throw bait at em now in the dead of winter on the Clearwater.  Overall though, there's nothin like fly flickin for steelys.

[groundhog]

I haven't used anything but a fly rod for about twenty years. Most of my steelhead fishing lately has been in Alaska. I get a little spoiled up there but I love just gettin out on the water. I don't have to catch fish to have a good time. Using shooting heads like Teeny 200, 300,350 etc etc are very effective but I also like to use a WF floating line and split shot. Some of the purist (like Jim Teeny) give me a hard time for using split shot but it can really be effective! I also get a kick out of skating dries but it is not the most effective technique. What kind of lines are you using on the peninsula?

[Firstlight]

I love to catch heads on the fly rod. Its just not the way to play the numbers game. When Heads come back to the river they are obviously not feeding so your looking for a agression or instinct bite. It works the same with bait but you can cover way more holding water with it . I am not putting down fly fishing. I luv it. I just prefer to do it for feeding fish. ( Trout )  If my favorite rivers however went to fly only I sure as hell wouldnt stop fishin. Id be flickin flies just as much as I would throw hardware and bait.

[RightPlace-RightTime]

Well.  Christmas Eve day will be the start for me.  All the way through the end of March.  I tie all my own flies,  They are all articulating with trailer hooks, very cool production swimmers.  Im always down.  Thurs and fri are my days.  Some pm's and number exchaning can take place if any of you are really serious.  Hope to hear back

[jackelope]

teeny is a legend but i'm not sure i'd call him a purist with his borderline leaded lines and weighted flies....he's very good at what he does, and his flies and lines catch fish....but purist is probably not what i'd call him.

[walt]

Me too.  I haven't fished the west side much but if you ever want to float the ronde I know a thing or two

[fishseeker]

I have always wanted to catch a steelhead on a fly but have never learned to flyfish! Have a DB I built(only took me 12years to build LOL)and just recieved a custom Dan Craft 7wt. I will learn!!!