Todd Hirano breaks down dry line summer steelhead fly fishing today with a step x step on Todd’s home water in the upper Willamette River. We find out when and where to fish dry flies for steelhead and a bunch of tips that’ll help you swing one up this year.
Todd shares some tips on what todo on the comeback when a fish has hit your fly but not taken it fully. This one is loaded with tips from one of the best anglers focused on skating dries for steelhead.
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Show Notes with Todd Hirano
11:35 – Steve on spey pages: upstate on the fly on spey pages and the Upstate on the Flypodcast.
25:35 – The Beulah arrow head spey line has been a staple in the longer scandi head. The Gale Force lines are also great to go with.
37:37 – I noted the John Shewey podcast episode #16
39:00 – The formula for the leader can be found at this article on surface steelhead tips
43:10 – We noted Jeff Hickman at Fish the Swing and and the little wang fly naming.
43:45 – The bi visi bomber fly is a variation of the Bomber.
55:45 – Garoutte hitch which helps to keep the leader come out through the bottom of the hook.
56:15 – Richard Harrington’s River Rambler Podcast
58:30 – Mike Stangeland at North Umpqua Fly Guide.
1:02:45 – Little Wang step x step and Surface Tips was in Swing the Fly Magazine
1:05:45 – Spey Pages Forum todd hirano
1:08:45 – Steve Godshall is a legend in the custom rod game and is Todd’s newest tool and 13′ 3″ Winston BTX spey and the hardy perfect pre war reels
1:10:45 – Bruce Kruk has been a good spey casting teacher for Todd. Bruce was on the podcast in episode 152 here. Derek Brown’s spey casting video along with Dec Hogans dvd.
1:12:45 – We talked about the OP Barbless Podcast
If you’d like a few more tips on steelhead check out this past steelhead post from the early days where I covered 10 steelhead fly fishing bonus tips.
You can find Todd at ToddHirano.Blogspot.com or on Instagram. Todd is happy to talk if you send him a dm.
Top Tips for Dry Line Summer Steelhead Fly Fishing
- Can start fishing in May on good years
- Fish everything that swings well
- Get a little speed in the swing
- Cover more water with low fish numbers
- Use Bi-visible color for site
- Use the Garoutte hitch
Videos Noted in the Show
Highway to Hell by AC/DC – Live 1979
Resources Noted in the Show
Bill McMillan’s Book: Dry Line Steelhead
Read the Full Podcast Transcript Here:
Dry Line Summer Steelhead Fly Fishing Conclusion with Todd Hirano
Todd Hirano is on the podcast to share his biggest dry line summer steelhead fly fishing tips with a focus on the upper Willamette River. We find out why Todd loves a broadside presentation with a slower and softer run.
We find out how the Little Wang fly was developed and why Todd loves a bi-visible fly to help aid in strike detection.
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