StreamerbeginnerPacific Northwest
Flash Fly
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Matched on Pacific Northwest, streamer flies, steelhead. Pacific Northwest shop with a large online catalog and steelhead/trout regional relevance.
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The Flash Fly is the strip club of the fly box -- all flash, no subtlety, and surprisingly effective at getting attention. When rivers are blown out with rain and visibility drops to inches, this pattern cuts through the murk with reflected light that reaches fish when nothing else can. It is tied with nothing but Flashabou and a hook, which means it took about ninety seconds to create and will outlast your patience in high water. In the Pacific Northwest, where rain is not weather but identity, the Flash Fly is the emergency backup plan that becomes the primary pattern more often than anyone admits.
Quick Facts
Where to Fish It
Cowlitz River
WA · Tailwater
Sandy River
OR · Coastal Stream
Skagit River
WA · Spey River
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