As far as summer steelhead, cutties and rainbows go there is a very wide variety of flies that can be tied. Rivers, lakes, salt...ect also play a big roll in their food source, which is most important when it comes fly fishing. Wooly buggers is a very basic fly that can work for most all types of trout. Colors such as black, brown, olive and even white have produced fish for me.

Trout in rivers (stream resident rainbows and cutties) tie wooly buggers, elk hair caddises, san juan worms(very productive/easiest fly tie tie in the book), midges and spiders. All flies can be found how to tie with a quick google search.

Summer steelhead are fun to target but require much skill for a flyfisherman, to present the pefect swing or perfect drag free drift with a strike indicator. For flies and egg pattern (glo bugs, yarnies...ect), ESLs (egg sucking leeches in purple, black, red, blue are all productive). Summer steelhead flies are usually tied on #4 and #6 steelhead hooks or if your tying egg patterns Id recommend #4 gami octopus hooks. Once again can be found with basic materials and tying instruction with google. Make sure your flies are tied with a good amount of movement, Ive heard that is a main attraction.

I hope that my info has given you a slight idea of how to prep for what sounds to be like a great 30 days insearch of what western washington has to offer to a fly fisherman. Any help I can give to a US troop that is serving our country is a small way of me saying a big thanks you, have a safe trip and make it back safe.


Jake