woodenfeather Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 My Bro in-law recently moved to the west coast (Seattle) and has discovered the incredible steelhead/salmon fishery out there. I've been making him cranks for Christmas but now he says he needs jigs for steelhead. Instead of asking him exactly what he needed, I wanted to sound cool and said no problem. The problem is I've never fished for steelhead. I do know that he uses mostly 1/8th ouncers. Anyway I came up with a pattern that I hope is effective and wanted to get your opinion on it since your obviously an adept salmonid fisherman. Also, do you think I should tie up some natural looking patterns like stoneflys onto jigs. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Splash Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Your jigs look good. Where I fish the steelies are really fond of pink-light, dark, hot, you name it as long as it's pink! Marabou and krystalflash, or flash-a-bou are also popular. The Stonefly pattern idea is a good one too. You should inquire about hook type. I know some stealheaders prefer a stout O'Shaughnessy jig hook. Maybe Riverman could add to this, as I know he fishes Oregon Steelhead. A few weeks ago a fellow was discussing handmade floats, and I think he may know about the tiny steelhead jigs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenfeather Posted December 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Thanks Big Splash. That's a good point about the hook guage, I never even thought about it. I'll have to look around for them. My jig mold will only accept the thin wired hooks. I wouldn't want him to loose a big fish and maybe a tooth on my account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticav Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Nice jigs wooden, JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
