This fly is now tied in a classic tie up, and has been a super effective Steelhead fly. It first started as the Improved Methow Moal, and then evolved into Skagit Methow Leech (which has the record for catching 20 lb Steelhead).

For lower water and summer conditions this same color pattern can be found in this fly and Skagit Leech Lite.

See other Neo Classic patterns (Click Here) | Also See Neo Classic Methow, WW (Click Here)

Tied on a:

• 2051 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 3
• Chartreuse Holographic Flashabou
• Chartreuse Veevus Holograophic Tinsel, Large
• Black UV Ice Dub
• Black Saltwater Neck Hackle
• Black Ostrich Herl, 10-12 inch
• Kingfisher Blue Guinea Hackle
• Red VEEVUS THREAD 8/0

This fly is now tied in a classic tie up, and has been a very effective Summer/Fall Steelhead fly.

For lower water and summer conditions this same color pattern can be found in this fly and Skagit Leech Lite.

See other Neo Classic patterns (Click Here)

Tied on a:

• 2051 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 3
• Flashabou
• Chartreuse Veevus Holograophic Tinsel, Large
• Black UV Ice Dub
• Black Saltwater Neck Hackle
• Black Ostrich Herl, 10-12 inch
• Guinea Hackle
• Red VEEVUS THREAD 8/0

Heisenberg Pheasant Intruder Bug (two stages), another Grabflies rendition of the Heisenberg.

History: This Fly, and others were named after either Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901 – 1976) was a German theoretical physicist, or Martin Heisenberg inventor of the fly collar.

The Pheasant tail wing has good movement and a natural bug presence. Mix that with some blue and Steelhead just got real interested. 

Non-weighted Fly 

Size: 1.75 inches

Hook: Size 2 Owner - no escape barbless hook, connected to shank with Glow in the dark green junction tubing. 

GP Pheasant Tippet, rear stage, forward stage has Pheasant under hackle collar, Pheasant tail feather over wing collar, and Guinea collar finish, plus Holographic Flashabou.

• Also see Heisenberg Pheasant (CLICK HERE)

Pheasant Intruder Bug (two stages).

The Ringneck Pheasant tail wing has good movement and a natural bug presence. Mix that with some Purple and Red. Now Steelhead just got real interested. 

Non-weighted Fly 

Size: 1.75 inches

Hook: Size 2 Owner - no escape barbless hook, connected to shank with clear junction tubing.

GP Pheasant Tippet, rear stage, forward stage has Pheasant under hackle collar, Pheasant tail feather over wing collar, and Guinea collar finish, plus Holographic Flashabou.

A great summer Steelhead fly. Very effective on the Deschutes, Grande Ronde, and low water conditions anywhere.

So much steelheading with a fly takes place at first light.  That grab you get will jolt you awake like a thunder clap on a camping trip.  There's something about Kingfisher blue that steelhead love.  Tied on the sleek looking Alec Jackson Steelhead Iron for added weight and beauty.

Size #5

Heisenberg Pheasant, Grabflies rendition of the Heisenberg.

History: This Fly, and others were named after either Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901 – 1976) was a German theoretical physicist, or Martin Heisenberg inventor of the fly collar.

The Pheasant Tail wing has good movement and a natural bug presence. Mix that with some blue and Steelhead just got real interested. 

Tied on a:

• 2050 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 5
• Also see Heisenberg Pheasant, size 3 (different collar) (CLICK HERE)

Green Butt Skunk Flash Tail - a Grabflies design addition of red flashabou tail (hot grabs) to the Green Butt Skunk - It was developed by Dan Callaghan on the North Umpqua River, date unknown, but sometime after 1950. He took the original Skunk steelhead fly and added the green butt. Just that minor change made a big difference in the fly.

See other Neo Classic patterns (Click Here)

Tied on a:

• Hook Size and Tied on a 2050 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 5 
• See other Green Butt Skunks (Click Here)

Heisenberg Pheasant, Grabflies rendition of the Heisenberg.

History: This Fly, and others were named after either Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901 – 1976) was a German theoretical physicist, or Martin Heisenberg inventor of the fly collar.

The Pheasant Tail wing has good movement and a natural bug presence. Mix that with some blue and Steelhead just got real interested. 

Tied on a:

• 2051 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 3
• Also see Heisenberg Pheasant, size 5 (different collar) (CLICK HERE)

This fly is now tied in a classic tie up, and has been a very effective Summer/Fall Steelhead fly.

For lower water and summer conditions this same color pattern can be found in this fly and Skagit Leech Lite.

See other Neo Classic patterns (Click Here)

Tied on a:

• 2051 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 3
• Flashabou
• Chartreuse Veevus Holograophic Tinsel, Large
• Black UV Ice Dub
• Black Saltwater Neck Hackle
• Black Ostrich Herl, 10-12 inch
• Guinea Hackle
• Red VEEVUS THREAD 8/0

Stu Foxall's latest creation is a tube fly utilizing the Pro Sportfisher Ultra Sonic Cones. These cones are made of brass and are slotted. The Ultra Sonic Cone adds some weight to the fly, but is still very easy to lift out of the water due to the venting holes, while maintaining the capability to create a vortex behind the disc, allowing soft materials to swim freely instead of collapsing in hard current.

Very nice tie up. Make sure you take a long some of these on your next Steelhead fishing trip.

Comes with hook.

Mini-Intruder - Based on Rhea Intruder, this miniature version is tied on a 25mm shank with small brass eyes and real rhea.

Small dumbbell eyes (5/32") helps the fly swim better. Good action.

Length: 2.5 inches

The traditional summer steelhead flies were developed on the fabled rivers of the Pacific Northwest, such as the Umpqua, Deschutes, and the Rogue. Our traditional summer steelhead flies are tied on a black nickel, up-turned eye, salmon hook. Special orders can be tied on Gamakatsu, Daiichi, or Maruto hooks. Size: 4

Green Butt Hilton - great summer and fall Steelhead pattern!

Also Sea Run Cutthroat love it!

Tied like a Fish Taco Fly but using Rhea instead of Ostrich Plume. This gives the fly a little less silhouette, but with the same action, plus Rhea really stands out and moves in the water.

Easy to cast, and has more movement because of the Rhea.

Size: 2.25 - 2.5 inches

Tied on a FS SENYOS ARTICULATED SHANK 25MM BLACK

Tied with an Owner size 2 SSW hook.

For Blue/Black - also see (very popular)

Egg Dropping Methow Rhea Taco, Mini (click here)

 Mini Rhea Taco, Purple/Pink

A nice well tied skating muddler imitation. Great for early morning and late evenings for summer and fall Steelhead. Marabou gives the fly lots of action.

Size 4 hook

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

 I caught 20 steelhead on this fly in 2011. This pattern works!!!

Jeff Layton

Also see: Black/Purple Flash Moal with Barred Legs (Click Here)  

15 Pound Steelhead Buck caught on red bead, custom Purple Flash Moal Leech

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

The combination of rabbit fur which has incredible life in the water and flashabou creates an illuminated attraction for fish. A real winner!

Two Toned Flash Moal Leech - Flashabou and rabbit wrapped around a string go together. Moal Leeches have great movement in the water. They wiggle and undulate, which moves the flashabou in wave like motion reflecting colorful light waves as the fly swings across the river. Two Toned (color) Flash Moals have two different colors of flashabou tied in. The tail color is tied in after half the fly is wrapped with rabbit. The head flashabou is tied with a length of 2/3's the fly length. This works much better that two colors of flashabou tied in together at the cone.

This fly was tweaked from "Evo Mini" with the addition of the egg fireball and a few other changes.

 EVO Fireball Bug a great all season Steelhead fly. This fly can be casted easily.

I designed EVO so it can be fished with either a Skagit or Scandi line. I use a lot of the same proven color patterns that I know work but every fly pattern has it own silhouette, movement, sinkability rate, and castability.

Also see:

Evo Bunny Supreme (click here)

Evo Bunny (click here)

EVO Swimming in tank (+)

Materials:

The traditional summer steelhead flies were developed on the fabled rivers of the Pacific Northwest, such as the Umpqua, Deschutes, and the Rogue. Our traditional summer steelhead flies are tied on a black nickel, up-turned eye, salmon hook.

Size: 5 hook

Also see Heisenberg Pheasant (CLICK HERE)

The Coachman was a well known wet fly for trout.  The Steelhead Coachman is a take off of that classic.  It features the same peacock body, but uses a white wing and mottled brown hackling.

Good Trouty Steelhead Fly

Size: 4

Evo Bunny, new for 2018, updated 2019. Tied on a Senyos Articulated Shank, 25mm, Black

A non-weighted, easy to cast Steelhead fly with lots of action.

Tied with a trailing egg. This fly has lots of movement with a free moving Rabbit wing.

Size 2 Owner SSW hook tied with 20 lb mono doubled over.

See all Evo Bunny Flies (click Here)

See Evo Bunny Supreme (click Here)

This is a top producing steelhead fly, and tied on the sleek looking Alec Jackson Steelhead Iron for added weight and beauty.

Size: 5 Hook

Black and copper has proven to be an amazing color combo for steelhead, and this fly is the perfect combination of both.

Size: 6 Hook

Mini Fish Tacos Tied on a FS SENYOS ARTICULATED SHANK 25MM BLACK

Jeff Hickman designed the Fish Taco Spey fly specifically for Steelhead and Salmon. When Jeff Hickman gets hungry he thinks of one of his favorite things to eat - fish tacos.

The Fish Taco was designed to be un-weighted and easy to cast with lots of movement.

Like Fish Tacos - a favorite dish for hungry fly fishermen, and every cook has their own recipe. Grabflies has its recipe and custom ties these Fish Tacos by hand in Washougal, Washington.

Grabflies likes to tie Fish Tacos that are spicy and hot, and full and juicy. These Fish Tacos are delicious offerings for Steelhead and Salmon.

Since these Tacos are custom tied, Grabflies offers them in many different flavors and tie ups.

Jeff Hickman likes to fish Purple Tacos in the morning, bright colors during the day, and black in the evening/dark.

Size: 2.25 inches

Size 2 trailing hook SSW Owner Hook.

Also See Fish Taco's by Aqua Flies, ready to ship: Pink (click here) and Purple (click here), and Senyo's OCD flies (Click Here)

Tied like a Fish Taco Fly but using Rhea instead of Ostrich Plume. This gives the fly a little less silhouette, but with the same action, plus Rhea really stands out and moves in the water.

These are the two primary colors I use in the summer and fall. Black/Purple/Red and Black/Chartreuse and Blue - Methow color Scheme (where I first discovered this color combination).

Unweighted and easy to cast, and has more movement because of the Rhea.

Size: 2.5 inches

Tied on a FS SENYOS ARTICULATED SHANK 25MM BLACK

Tied with an Owner size two SW hook.

Also see Rhea Mini Spey (click here - open in new window)

Also see Rhea Mini Spey (Click Here) 

Grabflies Fish Taco, tied on a shank with hook holder tubing wrapped in Red wide Flashabou.

Jeff Hickman designed the Fish Taco Spey fly specifically for Steelhead and Salmon. When Jeff Hickman gets hungry he thinks of one of his favorite things to eat - fish tacos.

The Fish Taco was designed to be un-weighted and easy to cast with lots of movement.

Like Fish Tacos - a favorite dish for hungry fly fishermen, and every cook has their own recipe. Grabflies has its recipe and custom ties these Fish Tacos by hand in Washougal, Washington.

Grabflies likes to tie Fish Tacos that are spicy and hot, and full and juicy. These Fish Tacos are delicious offerings for Steelhead and Salmon.

Note: Fly looks better than photo. 

A great summer Steelhead fly. A Moal Leech with Purple Flashabou and Barred white/black legs. Micro Barred Voodoo Fibers

Size: 2 inches | Size 2 Owner SSW hook 

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

Custom Moal Leeches are tied by Grabflies.com in the good old USA. Moal's are tied using the best materials on the market and are tied to last (super glue, Berkley Fireline Braid 20 LB (double over for 40 LB strength) and, quality Owner size 2 hook.

Custom Tied by Grabflies.

Atlantic salmon flies usually don't cross over to become steelhead flies but when they do you know they are extra special.  This is one of those patterns.  This fly features a yellow butt.  the black body and mottled wing plus Kingfisher blue hackle give this a stark contrast to the brighter butt.  This can be fished as your primary searching pattern, or as your follow-up pattern if you miss a fish and want to come back with something smaller and darker.

Size # 4

Like the Neo Classic Methow, but tied with White Bucktail Wing, instead of Black Ostrich.

This fly is now tied in a classic tie up, and has been a super effective Steelhead fly. It first started as the Improved Methow Moal, and then evolved into Skagit Methow Leech (which has the record for catching 20 lb Steelhead).

For lower water and summer conditions this same color pattern can be found in this fly and Skagit Leech Lite.

See other Neo Classic patterns (Click Here)

Tied on a:

• 2051 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 3
• Chartreuse Holographic Flashabou
• Chartreuse Veevus Holograophic Tinsel, Large
• Black UV Ice Dub
• Black Saltwater Neck Hackle
• White Bucktail
• Kingfisher Blue Guinea Hackle
• Red VEEVUS THREAD 8/0

Stu Foxall's latest creation is a tube fly utilizing the Pro Sportfisher Ultra Sonic Cones. These cones are made of brass and are slotted. The Ultra Sonic Cone adds some weight to the fly, but is still very easy to lift out of the water due to the venting holes, while maintaining the capability to create a vortex behind the disc, allowing soft materials to swim freely instead of collapsing in hard current.

Very nice tie up. Make sure you take a long some of these on your next Steelhead fishing trip.

Comes with hook.

A Moal Leech as good as it gets. Tied with hook holder to help prevent hook fouling, and natural Micro Barred Voodoo Fibers

for legs.

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

Custom Moal Leeches are tied by Grabflies.com in the good old USA. Moal's are tied using the best materials on the market and are tied to last (super glue, Berkley Fireline Braid 20 LB (double over for 40 LB strength) and, quality Owner size 2 hook.

Size: 3 inches 

Evo Bunny, new for 2018, Added Green Butt Skunk Bunny, 2021. Tied on a Senyos Articulated Shank, 25mm, Black

Green Butt Skunk - It was developed by Dan Callaghan on the North Umpqua River, date unknown, but sometime after 1950. He took the original Skunk steelhead fly and added the green butt. Just that minor change made a big difference in the fly. 

A non-weighted, easy to cast Steelhead fly with lots of action.

Tied with a trailing egg. This fly has lots of movement with a free moving Rabbit wing.

Size 2 Owner SSW hook tied with 20 lb mono doubled over.

See other Green Butt Skunks (Click Here)

See all Evo Bunny Flies (click Here)

See Evo Bunny Supreme (click Here)

 Green Butt Skunk - It was developed by Dan Callaghan on the North Umpqua River, date unknown, but sometime after 1950. He took the original Skunk steelhead fly and added the green butt. Just that minor change made a big difference in the fly.

See other Neo Classic patterns (Click Here)

Tied on a:

• 2051 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 3
• See other Green Butt Skunks (Click Here)

See other Green Butt Skunks (Click Here)

Purple and Steelhead go together. Purple Flashabou Tail for aggressive takes, Black UV dubbed body, white bucktail overwing with some UV flash underwing, and Black Schlappen Collar.

Tied on a:

• 2051 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 3

Senyo's OCD is a great fly in low water conditions because it's unweighted and 3 1/2 inches long. Tied using Senyo's articulated shank, ostrich, and Angel Hair, for a fly that swims well in the water. Shank length: 25mm.

Size 2 Intruder hook.

Very nice tie up by Aqua Flies.

Swing this fly, Nymph this leech - it works for Steelhead, Trout, Bass, and Walleye.

A good Summer Steelhead Fly, Fall Cutthroat.

Tied Spey style with long flowing Black Marabou Hackle.

The Green Butt Skunk is the most popular summer steelhead fly in the Northwest.

Traditional wet-fly swing. If the water temperature is below 52 degrees, consider using a sink-tip line with a 4-6 foot leader.

There well have been more summer Steelhead caught on a Skunk, or Green Butted Skunk fly pattern that any other single pattern around. A must in every Steelhead Fly Fishermen's Fly box.

Size: 3 2051 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 3

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

The combination of rabbit fur which has incredible life in the water and flashabou creates an illuminated attraction for fish. A real winner!

Two Toned Flash Moal Leech - Flashabou and rabbit wrapped around a string go together. Moal Leeches have great movement in the water. They wiggle and undulate, which moves the flashabou in wave like motion reflecting colorful light waves as the fly swings across the river. Two Toned (color) Flash Moals have two different colors of flashabou tied in. The tail color is tied in after half the fly is wrapped with rabbit. The head flashabou is tied with a length of 2/3's the fly length. This works much better that two colors of flashabou tied in together at the cone.

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

The combination of rabbit fur which has incredible life in the water and flashabou creates an illuminated attraction for fish. A real winner!

Two Toned Flash Moal Leech - Flashabou and rabbit wrapped around a string go together. Moal Leeches have great movement in the water. They wiggle and undulate, which moves the flashabou in wave like motion reflecting colorful light waves as the fly swings across the river. Two Toned (color) Flash Moals have two different colors of flashabou tied in. The tail color is tied in after half the fly is wrapped with rabbit. The head flashabou is tied with a length of 2/3's the fly length. This works much better that two colors of flashabou tied in together at the cone.

The traditional summer steelhead flies were developed on the fabled rivers of the Pacific Northwest, such as the Umpqua, Deschutes, and the Rogue. Our traditional summer steelhead flies are tied on a black nickel, up-turned eye, salmon hook.

A very good traditional summer Steelhead fly -really good in late summer and fall. Has October Caddis coloration.

Size: 4 hook

A nice well tied skating muddler imitation. Great for early morning and late evenings for summer and fall Steelhead. Marabou gives the fly lots of action.

Size 4 hook

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

The combination of rabbit fur which has incredible life in the water and flashabou creates an illuminated attraction for fish. A real winner!

Two Toned Flash Moal Leech - Flashabou and rabbit wrapped around a string go together. Moal Leeches have great movement in the water. They wiggle and undulate, which moves the flashabou in wave like motion reflecting colorful light waves as the fly swings across the river. Two Toned (color) Flash Moals have two different colors of flashabou tied in. The tail color is tied in after half the fly is wrapped with rabbit. The head flashabou is tied with a length of 2/3's the fly length. This works much better that two colors of flashabou tied in together at the cone.

Purple/Red Two Toned Flash Moal with Red Hot Bead in photo

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

 I caught 20 steelhead on this fly in 2011. This pattern works!!!

Jeff Layton

15 Pound Steelhead Buck caught on red bead, custom Purple Flash Moal Leech

Freight Train Fly utilizes a proven combination of colors and a classic profile. A top-producing summer steelhead fly. A favorite on the Deschutes River

Size: 6

Pink and purple flies are a favorite of summer steelhead.  This is a proven pattern that should occupy some space in your steelhead selection.

The Green Butt Skunk is the most popular summer steelhead fly in the Northwest.

Traditional wet-fly swing. If the water temperature is below 52 degrees, consider using a sink-tip line with a 4-6 foot leader.

There well have been more summer Steelhead caught on a Skunk, or Green Butted Skunk fly pattern that any other single pattern around. A must in every Steelhead Fly Fishermen's Fly box.

The traditional summer steelhead flies were developed on the fabled rivers of the Pacific Northwest, such as the Umpqua, Deschutes, and the Rogue. Our traditional summer steelhead flies are tied on a black nickel, up-turned eye,

Size: 4

See other Green Butt Skunks (Click Here)

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

The tried and True Mother of all Leeches. The classic Strung Out MOAL (Mother of all Leeches) is the one thst started it all. Invented by Derek Fergus is is one heck of a pattern. These really are a pattern you need if you hunt Steelhead. Because we use a Octopus hook the short shank holds fish far better allowing more fish to hand. Because it is tied on a string (gel spun) the fly tends to wiggle and swim in the current. Specially swinging them.

Size 2 trailing hook - 2.5 - 3" long  (custom flies tied with bead heads)

Also see Summer Moal Leeches, 2 1/4 inches (Click Here)

The Moal Leech catches Steelhead in all conditions. Add it to your fly box. You will never look back.

"I wanted to thank you for your fast service and a great product.  I have
been fly fishing for over forty years and have caught hundreds of trout and
salmon and even a few bonefish but I had never caught a steelhead on a fly
before last weekend.  With my fifth cast of your black and purple MOAL into
a nice Clackamas riffle I hooked and landed a small hatchery summer hen.  I
attached a picture although it doesn't show the fly too well (my hands were
still shaking)." - Paul Boucher

Summer Moal Leeches, Custum Tied by Grabflies.

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

Summer Moal Leeches are smaller versions of the full size Moal Leech, one inch shorter. These are 2 1/4 inches long with a #4 hook. This smaller Moal is great for lower and more clear waters. They are also good for trout. Sea Run Cutthroat.

Also see: Purple Flash Moal Leech - (Click Here) 

Summer Moal Leeches move spooky summer Steelhead in lower clear water. They also represent actual leeches at this size, and become a member of the food chain.

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

The combination of rabbit fur which has incredible life in the water and flashabou creates an illuminated attraction for fish. A real winner!

Two Toned Flash Moal Leech - Flashabou and rabbit wrapped around a string go together. Moal Leeches have great movement in the water. They wiggle and undulate, which moves the flashabou in wave like motion reflecting colorful light waves as the fly swings across the river. Two Toned (color) Flash Moals have two different colors of flashabou tied in. The tail color is tied in after half the fly is wrapped with rabbit. The head flashabou is tied with a length of 2/3's the fly length. This works much better that two colors of flashabou tied in together at the cone.

Purple/Red Two Toned Flash Moal with Red Hot Bead in photo

Woolly Buggers are a great catch all fly pattern. If you had to choose one color for catching steelhead, black or purple would be your best bet. This is a nice small bugger for Steelhead and Trout.

Size 6

The Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is a searching style attractor baitfish pattern. Due to its synthetic build, this fly pattern is extremely durable, lightweight, and provides a serious amount of movement while it swims. The A.I. holds a great profile, retains its shimmer and translucency, and is the perfect option to combat changing water conditions. A proven pattern across the Great Lakes Region to Canadian/Alaskan waters and the West Coast.

This fly has lots of movement for Steelhead.

A Moal Leech as good as it gets. Tied with hook holder to help prevent hook fouling, and natural Micro Barred Voodoo Fibers

for legs.

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

Custom Moal Leeches are tied by Grabflies.com in the good old USA. Moal's are tied using the best materials on the market and are tied to last (super glue, Berkley Fireline Braid 20 LB (double over for 40 LB strength) and, quality Owner size 2 hook.

A Moal Leech as good as it gets. Tied with hook holder to help prevent hook fouling, and natural Micro Barred Voodoo Fibers for legs.

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

Custom Moal Leeches are tied by Grabflies.com in the good old USA. Moal's are tied using the best materials on the market and are tied to last (super glue, Berkley Fireline Braid 20 LB (double over for 40 LB strength) and, quality Owner size 2 hook.

HoBo Spey - custom tied by Grabflies using quality (best) materials:

• # 2 SSW Owner Hook
• Senyos Articulated Shank, 40 mm
• Micro Barred Voodoo Fibers
  
• Guinea Hackle
  

A great time tested and proven Steelhead pattern. Black and blue is money for Steelhead. HoBo has lots of movement in soft water because of the Marabou. Grabflies ties this pattern with a dubbing ball before Intruder Prop hackle and then black Marabou. This stops the Marabou from collapsing flat, but instead gives the fly shape and movement.

Also see Fish Taco (click here)

A great summer Steelhead fly. Very effective on the Deschutes, Grande Ronde, and low water conditions anywhere.

So much steelheading with a fly takes place at first light.  That grab you get will jolt you awake like a thunder clap on a camping trip.  There's something about Kingfisher blue that steelhead love.  Tied on the sleek looking Alec Jackson Steelhead Iron for added weight and beauty.

Size #5

Made in the USA by Jeff Layton

Mykiss Muddler tied by Rio

Everyone who swings flies for steelhead needs muddlers in their boxes.  RIO’s Mykiss Muddler is a beautiful version you will want to add to your collection.  It will also be the one you reach for first on your next outing.  The flat head causes this muddler to dive into fishing position quickly.  This fly’s happy place is being swung on a floating line just slightly below the surface.  Tied on a #5 Black Alec Jackson Steelhead Iron.

A custom design by Grabflies. Design idea came from combining the famous Skagit Minnow with the new Intruder style trailing hook. This fly has lots of action in the water with a large profile.

This is a smaller version of the Neo Skagit Leech. It is not a mini, hence the name bijou, smaller, elegant version. It is tied on a FS SENYOS ARTICULATED SHANK 25MM BLACK and is lightly weighted with some 1.5 inches of medium lead wire wrapped around short shank (this is needed for all the materials, weighted enough to make it swim optimally, great movement).

Fly is 2 inches, long but with some trailing material may drag it out to 2.5 inches. Stinger - trailing hook extends back with mono. Hook can be replaced. Size 2 Owner SSW hook.

This is a slow tie, I can only tie about two an hour. See Neo Skagit Leeches (Click Here)

The Evo Bunny Supreme is weighted enough to get the rabbit down - swims great. The fly is tied with weighted wire (.025 - .030). This is used to create an enlarged body that helps keep the rabbit wing swimming higher and off the hook to help prevent fouling - see photo. I've been working a long time playing with methods to do this. Here it is!

Size: 2 - 2.5 inches

Materials:

• Owner SSW #2 Hook

• Plastic 5mm UV Egg

• VEEVUS THREAD 6/0

• 20 lb Mono

• Senyos Articulated Shank, 25 mm

• Lead Wire

• Dyed Pearl Diamond Braid

• Crosscut Rabbit Strips, 1/8

• Lady Amherst Center tail

• Flashabou - under wing

• Rabbit Strip for wing

• Schlappen

• Flashabou - just over hackle

This is a top producing steelhead fly, and tied on the sleek looking Alec Jackson Steelhead Iron for added weight and beauty.

Size: 5 Hook

The Evo Bunny Supreme 2 is weighted enough to get the rabbit down - swims great. The fly is tied with weighted wire (.025 - .030). This is used to create an enlarged body that helps keep the rabbit wing swimming higher and off the hook to help prevent fouling - see photo. I've been working a long time playing with methods to do this. Here it is!

Size: 2 - 2.5 inches

Materials:

• Owner SSW #2 Hook

• Plastic 5mm UV Egg

• VEEVUS THREAD 6/0

• 60 lb braid line (Supreme 2 uses braid line and tubing with flash tinsel glued over, this keep to hook align but still flexible. Hook can be turned in tubing.)
• Small Hool Holder Tubing
  

• Shank
  

• Lead Wire

• Dyed Pearl Diamond Braid

• Crosscut Rabbit Strips, 1/8

• Lady Amherst Center tail

• Flashabou - under wing

• Rabbit Strip for wing

• Schlappen

• Flashabou - just over hackle

 Also see Evo Bunny Supreme (click here)

The traditional summer steelhead flies were developed on the fabled rivers of the Pacific Northwest, such as the Umpqua, Deschutes, and the Rogue. Our traditional summer steelhead flies are tied on a black nickel, up-turned eye, salmon hook. Special orders can be tied on Gamakatsu, Daiichi, or Maruto hooks.

A very nice tie.

A great Steelhead Pattern for Summer and Fall.

Size: 5 hook

A Moal Leech as good as it gets. Tied with hook holder to help prevent hook fouling, and natural Micro Barred Voodoo Fibers for legs.

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

Custom Moal Leeches are tied by Grabflies.com in the good old USA. Moal's are tied using the best materials on the market and are tied to last (super glue, Braid line 20 LB (double over for 40 LB strength) and, quality Owner size 2 hook.

Methow Moal Supreme CW (CW = Clear water)

Size: 2.5 "

Marabou Spey, a single stage Leech.

A non-weighted Marabou fly with lots of movement. The Marabou is propped up with a diamond braid ball with Prop hackle in front then followed by Marabou and then finished with Schlappen Hackle, Flashabou, and Micro Barred Voodoo Fibers. Trailing #2 Owner hook is held in place with hook junction tubing and red tinsel wrap for color and stiffness so it doesn’t foul when casting.

• Great Summer and Fall Steelhead colors.
• Size: 2.5 inches 
• Easy to cast

This summer and/or all season clear water Flash Tail Moal Supreme Leech is a new additional to Grabflies Moal Leech collection. The Flashabou Tail is tied onto a poly tube hook holder that holds hook in place. Then cross cut rabbit with a different color Flashabou and natural Micro Barred Voodoo Fibers for legs.

Moal leeches are tied entirely on a string with a trailer hook at the back. This gives the fly greater action than a fly tied on a rigid hook. More fish are landed with the Moal fly as well.

Custom Moal Leeches are tied by Grabflies.com in the good old USA. Moal's are tied using the best materials on the market and are tied to last (super glue, Braid Line 20 LB (double over for 40 LB strength) and, quality Owner size 2 hook.

Size: 2 - 2.25 inches (moal body is 2 inches, tail is about .5 inches.

CCFCCP = "Coo Coo For Cocoa Puffs"

Four Colors Available: Purple/Pink, Pink/Orange, Black/Purple, Olive

Designed to fish like a mini Squidro, this fly has more movement than just about any pattern. Designed for steelhead, this fly works exceptionally well on salmon and trout as well.

Fly is 2 inches long, easy to cast and gets down quickly.

• Fast Sinking with painted lead eyes
• Tied on a short shank with a long cable loop
• Can change hooks
• Very durable design
• Very compact and easy to cast
• Can be swung with a Skagit line, or drifted under a strike indicator
• Can be fished year around
• Perfect colors for winter or summer

Grabflies custom version of Stu Foxall's latest creation is a tube fly utilizing the Pro Sportfisher Ultra Sonic Cones. These cones are made of brass and are slotted. The Ultra Sonic Cone adds some weight to the fly, but is still very easy to lift out of the water due to the venting holes, while maintaining the capability to create a vortex behind the disc, allowing soft materials to swim freely instead of collapsing in hard current.

Tied with Red Prop hackle, Black Marabou, Purple Schlappen, and Flashabou colors. 

A real Steelhead - "Fish On" Fly

Comes with #2 Owner hook, and junction tubing.

Length: 2.25 inches 

Grabflies' RabTaco or Rabbit Taco is like a Fish Taco fly but tied with a Rabbit collar.

Great movement. Size 2 SSW Owner Hook

Fly is 2.5 - 3 inches long. Tied with shank and with SSW Owner hook held in hook holder tubing, wrapped with Veevus Tinsel that has been super glued to add stiffness. Next a large prop ball with weighted wire, 10 grain, .023 ounces about the weight of a .25 nickle bead, wrapped with Diamond Braid, then Spun Ostrich Plume Tail/Wing, followed by Furry Band Crosscut Rabbit  (very long clean rabbit hairs) - finished with Purple Flashabou.

Purple Peril tied by Grabflies with Purple Flashabou Tail.

A famous Summer and Fall Steelhead fly. Ofter fished in the famous Steelhead rivers in the Pacific North West: Deschutes Rouge River , North Umpqua Rouge River, and Rouge River...

Purple Peril: Developed by Ken McLeod, Pacific Northwest Steelhead man of great acclaim. This pattern works best in clear water situations where its subtle contrasting colors work their magic best. 

Hook Size and Tied on a 2050 Alec Jackson Black Spey Hook, Size 5 

Fly is tied and glued in every step of it's construction - tied to last.