I’ve been tying a lot of dries lately…well a lot for me. I was kind of getting tired of tying on small hooks and even though steelhead season is solidly in the rearview mirror, I got out a few Blue Heron #2s from Dave McNeese. These hooks have an attractive nickel finish and are sticky sharp. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to swing this during the upcoming fall. Until then, it’s rising trout.
Trout Purgatory 
I keep coming back to look at this fly…just gorgeous. Makes me wish I lived closer to steelhead water.
Thanks Jay. I don’t fish flies like this too often for steelhead. Usually I like rabbit or marabou…anything with a lot of movement. Something that won’t make me crazy when I inevitably lose it on the stream bottom. Thanks for the comment.