Fly Tying Tutorial - How To Tie a Steelhead Egg Pattern

Drifting cured eggs is highly effective for catching steelhead and it only seems fitting that as fly fishers we have the same option. Enter the nastiest, simplest egg pattern to hit your tying vise!
Materials List:
Trailer Hook: Ahrex XO774 sz8
Front Shank: Spawn 60* Micro Jig Shank
Thread: Uni 6/0 Red
Weighted Wire: Non Lead .020
Bead: Spawn Football Bead 7.5mm Silver
Eggs: Glo Bug Yarn Peachy King and Alaskan Roe
Head Cement: Loon Hard Head

[@James-dn8dh]

Alaskan here. Im tying some of these up for salmon today, ill let you know how they like it.

[@SpawnFlyFish]

Awesome! Can't wait!

[@osheaferrero7758]

Wow that looks awsome im definitely gonna be doin some of these up

[@SpawnFlyFish]

Thank you!

[@kenb4685]

Amazing work guys. Thanks.

[@SpawnFlyFish]

Thank you!

[@RT42069]

Nice. Looks like a nasty glob of skein

[@SpawnFlyFish]

Thank you!

[@Trout_Man_Dan]

Missed opportunity to say “egg-cellent flies”

[@jamiegrames7744]

That's 🔥🔥🔥🔥glad I found your channel

[@SpawnFlyFish]

Thanks for watching! Glad you found us too!!!

[@smackinbaits6693]

If I'm a steelhead...I'd go for it...

[@SpawnFlyFish]

Thank you!

[@bobmatuzak2263]

Oh that looks so good. I’m gonna down size the barrel bead for Erie trib steelhead and give it a shot. I’ll let you know

[@SpawnFlyFish]

Sounds like a winner! Thanks for watching!

[@tomaszsmolka3737]

I tied a handfull of these as a large egg pattern for dredging deep deep holes on the big erie tribs and have yet to pull one in on em.... too much hook or too much weight maybe im not sure. I think its also easy to overdo the polar chenille... Otherwise you tie one of these up & when its wet it looks just like a fat chunk of skein idk how they dont get smoked.

[@RT42069]

​@@tomaszsmolka3737 probably works better in dirty water. In clear water, a small McFlyfoam egg is a better option

[@user-zu9qw3dj2c]

Have a smaller pattern similar to this that I tied for steelhead and browns in Ontario tribs, worked in chocolate milk and dirty water but also when the salmon egg drops.

[@chrisspadafora815]

What size and style of hook are you using?

[@SpawnFlyFish]

Materials List:
Trailer Hook: Ahrex XO774 sz8
Front Shank: Spawn 60* Micro Jig Shank
Thread: Uni 6/0 Red
Weighted Wire: Non Lead .020
Bead: Spawn Football Bead 7.5mm Silver
Eggs: Glo Bug Yarn Peachy King and Alaskan Roe
Head Cement: Loon Hard Head

[@chrisspadafora815]

@@SpawnFlyFish thanks!!!

[@icefisher1171]

15mm or 20mm shank?

[@SpawnFlyFish]

I tie them on both. Just depends on how many eggs you want in front, but 20mm is definitely easier to work with!

[@icefisher1171]

@@SpawnFlyFish
Thank you.

[@marcbullard885]

Did this work for anyone?

[@Dvarden]

Yep!

[@SpawnFlyFish]

It works very well haha!

[@joewingard5424]

Way to much work for a sucker spawn

[@ryanulsberger9276]

Dirty...

[@SpawnFlyFish]

Very 😬😬

[@gerrydartt1531]

@@SpawnFlyFish Suggest using pencil eraser for the hook point. Office supply places have them for mechanical pencils.