Geoff is a fishing addict. From pursuing Steelhead to Smallmouth, or what ever else is on the bite he's out fishing.

Geoff says 'this fly is deadly for Small or Largemouth Bass, also woks great stripping for early Kings and Pike.' So I thought this is perfect for this time of year. Were now starting to fish in the lower river systems chasing early chrome Kings. Where we also can catch Bass, and big Northern Pike. So give it a try. I've seen it work. It has great action.

Now that it's streamer season for trout, I wanted to tie something that was out of the ordinary. That's one nice thing about streamers, you the tier can let your imagine go wild. This is what I clearly love to do. I like to create flies that are simple and effective. I also like to take ideas from different patterns I have seen over the years and incorporate them into my own style of streamer. To me that's the coolest thing about streamers, everyone has a different style. Some might tie more traditional wets, others like to use a lot of flash, and some tie big while others go small. They are all different in their own way.

This bug I designed is called the "SUPER SMOLT". This fly is very effective this time of year on rivers with salmon fry and steelhead smolts. Rivers like the PM, MUSKEGON, and MANISTEE are great examples of rivers that produce a lot of fry and smolts. Big Browns are keying in on them now that most of the Steelhead eggs are gone. Steelhead Smolts are making their way out in the spring following the adults to the lake. These smolts will form big schools or balls just like baitfish and head on down the river. Then they become ambushed by big fish who want a easy meal ticket. (:

In the spring as the water starts to warm, another hatch occurs on our rivers that have Salmon and Steelhead. That hatch is the Salmon fry hatch. In the spring, Steelhead eggs serve as the main key to the Steelhead and residents trout diet. A big trout or Steelie though, just can't resist a little Fry or Parr pattern.