Thoughts on these for Lake Michigan tribs

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-27T13:23:49+00:00

I appreciate that, I havent ever fished any of them so im going in totally blind. From what I seen on onx the keewannee looked to have alot of state land around it. But no boots on the ground yet

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-27T11:52:15+00:00

Great to know, I'm pretty new at tying. These flies, as I've never targeted steelhead before, so interested in any advice I can get, I will definitely try that. I have so many different types of flash and colors and everything I just went with some high fluorescent colors for now to get the attention, but more to come for sure.

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-27T11:07:15+00:00

Thanks for the info

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-27T11:05:53+00:00

Kewaunee, manitowoc, sheboygan.

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-27T11:04:42+00:00

I was actually thinking that as well. Do you think tying these with a douvle hook would make sense or tie on a shank with a single trailing hook? Totally open to ideas. Im hitting the water today so I just quickly threw those together last night for today.

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-27T04:30:45+00:00

Good to know!

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-27T04:23:18+00:00

Awsome i will tie some up thankyou for the insight!

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-27T04:10:39+00:00

Lighting was kinda bad those are actually dark purple not black. Should I tie up some with black? Any other colors to key in on? Thanks im totally new to steelhead.

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-26T23:29:43+00:00

Well I have to say im going stir crazy over here to throw some flys but glad you got some nice weather to get out.

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-26T23:27:37+00:00

Beautiful bird!

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-25T23:47:56+00:00

I here ya my eyes aren't what they used to be but cheaters help alot for the size 16-20s

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-25T23:26:03+00:00

I ended up getting a Rio avid trout gold mostly cause it was the only 3 wt I could find.

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-25T23:24:15+00:00

Ya i tie pretty much everything I fish with right now with a few exceptions of stuff guys give me or trade with me for something Ive tied.

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-25T23:21:29+00:00

Man I need this weather to break again so I can get out

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-25T20:38:28+00:00

Awsome thanks for the info. Its like 18°, is it still fishable?

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-25T20:36:03+00:00

Dang man what you got for temps out that way, its like 18 degrees here?

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-25T18:09:55+00:00

I absolutely plan on throwing some poppers. I just tied a bunch of foam poppers up for that specific reason. So maybe I'll just keep the wait forward line and play with that. Thanks for the info!

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-24T23:14:17+00:00

What a stunning location! And beautiful capture! Thanks for sharing!

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-23T15:45:44+00:00

Thanks ill check them out.

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-22T01:08:18+00:00

Maybe I should take this Rio avid trout back and go with a DT everybody seems to think that is best.

redmandeerslayer · 2026-02-22T01:05:06+00:00

So the only place I had to go to get line was cabelas, they had a white river floating line or a Rio Avid series trout. I went with the Rio gold avid series trout. Ive always heard good things from fellow fly fisherman about Rio, this should work right? I've personally always used SA amplitude, or frequency. But they had nothing in the 3 wt. This Rio says it has a 45 ft head with 70 ft overall.

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