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Tie an Experimental Foam Head Steelhead Trailer Flies

Bottom Bouncing Pattern Steelhead Fly

I have been experimenting with running  a trailer fly 3 feet behind my steelhead Jigs.  The main result is that if I am using the jig they want, they will hit that before hitting a trailer.  Last time out was a tough day but I did hook a steelhead and a brown trout on the Nuke Minnow Fly shown in the picture they both got off but I am sure they were on the trailer fly.  I was running it behind experimental jigs I had low expectations for and fish hardly ever get off when hooked on a jig. The...

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