John Beth Flies
John has graciously photoed his first-choice steelhead flies. His theory is simple, but quite right: when the steelies are living out in the lake, they eat silver-colored minnows, so they are used to seeing them and know what the are. John had his best day every last Monday when we fished together for the first-run steelies of the spring—his personal best record (8 fish in a single day between 28 and 31 inches) came as a result of his consistent use of his first-choice flies.
John Beth's first-choice steelhead flies--Counterclockwise from the Top: John's Brown Bunny, John's Silver Bunny, three versions of John's Silver Shiners.
Hello! Do these flies ride hook up or hook down? I see the eyes on top of the hook (like a clouser) so I would think they ride hook up, though the keel of the hook and color stacked (on John’s Brown Bunny, for example) looks like they ride hook down.
John’s reply is posted on the blog. Best, GB