Gig Harbor Fly Shop recently had Ben Paull from OPST in the their shop and did a couple of videos with Ben about Intruders. I wanted to post both for you here because in the interview Ben goes over some important and cool materials for use in your Intruders. In the second video down below, Ben ties an Intruder and shows how it’s done. I’ve really been getting into Intruders lately myself and this is good stuff! Check it out!
-Paul
Category Archives: Steelhead
Ben Paull from OPST – Intruder info
Small Intruder – OPST
How to Tie a Small Intruder
Learn how to tie a small, less than 2 inch long intruder, in under 2.5 minutes. Hopefully this will give you some ideas. In different color combinations these small intruders are extremely effective for trout, bass and steelhead. This one has a hook that’s definitely for trout, though. They are also pretty addictive to tie. Challenge yourself to see just how small you can go- and try them out on your local fishery- you might be surprised.
Posted by Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics on Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics show us how to tie a cool mini intruder. Not only can they be used for steelhead, but bass and trout as well. Be sure to check out their website or follow them on Facebook, they have some terrific products and great stuff happening.
From OPST:
“Learn how to tie a small, less than 2 inch long intruder, in under 2.5 minutes. Hopefully this will give you some ideas. In different color combinations these small intruders are extremely effective for trout, bass and steelhead. This one has a hook that’s definitely for trout, though. They are also pretty addictive to tie. Challenge yourself to see just how small you can go- and try them out on your local fishery- you might be surprised.”
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Loon Live – December 15, 2016
Matt Callies shows us a couple of patterns for winter trout and steelhead. One is the Double Down May and the other is an Intruder pattern. Cool stuff, check it out!
Trevor’s Squid – Composite Loop Tutorial
Learn from veteran Alaskan guide Trevor Covich how to tie his fun and extremely effective squid fly. Trevor goes into detail on the composite loop, a technique that will revolutionize your fly tying. This squid pattern has been crafted on some of the best king salmon water on the planet, where hookups are numerous and there is unparalleled opportunity to see what styles and materials work best. Check out opskagit.com for the key materials used in this fly.
Nuke Egg
Tim Flagler shows us how to tie a Nuke Egg for steelhead.
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Flies Around the Net – November 2016
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- tied by Adam Harman
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- tied by Art Lacinak
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- tied by Brandon Bailes
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- tied by Brita Fordice
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- tied by Chris Adams
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- tied by Christian Reid
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- tied by Paul J. Beel
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- tied by Jarid Church
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- tied by Peter Steen
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- tied by Robert Strahl
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- tied by Thomas Magnusson
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- tied by Tony Sandrone
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- tied by Stuart Foxall
Ladies’ Winter Steelhead Fishing Retreat & Workshop
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Purple Prospector
In this instructional fly tying video Matt Powell demonstrates how to tie his Purple Prospector. Matt favors this shank and trailer hook style fly for Summer Steelhead on our local waters, but we are sure that it will work exceptionally well on the Winter Steelhead, too. The large Tungsten Bead will get this fly down quickly while the rabbit strip and flowing materials create a fly that moves, oh so sweet!
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Over Easy Sculpin
TCO Fly Fishing guide, Jake Villwock, designed the Over Easy Sculpin. He had this to say about the fly.
“This fly is an all around fresh water fly, it has caught trout, smallmouth, and steelhead. It can be stripped, swung, or dead drifted. The stinger hook in the back gives you the ability to switch the hook from up facing or down, depending on the style you are fishing it. Crawling on the bottom, go hook up. Swinging or striping it mid current, go hook down. I tie it in olive, brown, black, and tan. It has also been purchased by Orvis. So that’s kinda cool. I am an Orvis signature tier and Regal Vise Pro Staff member.”
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Magneto Stone Steelhead Nymph
Tactical Fly Fisher notes: “During my steelhead fishing over the last few years there have been two mainstay flies, which are almost always on my rig. The Magneto Stone is one of them. I generally fish it as the top dropper on a two or three fly Euro nymphing or Czech nymphing rig but it would work just as well with a strike indictor rig. In addition to a lot of steelhead, the Magneto Stone has also caught resident rainbow trout, bull trout, whitefish, and smallmouth bass for me.
In this tutorial you will learn how to tie this fly as well as some helpful tying tips for handling rubber legs and making a more durable fly.”
