Shad flies

[NRC]

Please post your favorite patterns - hoping to plagiarize some for some June fishing up by willamette falls.

I think there was a really good shad fly thread on the old site but I don’t go there anymore.

 

[IHFISH]

Have fun, I had a great time checking out the Columbia fishery last year. The top fly was all I needed. There’s some good info on this site too.

 

[Evan B]

Less is more. You'll have a very hard time out-fishing a plain gold hook.

 

[Rob Allen]

My best pattern is the shad killer jigs for sale at Dintys market in Biggs Junction..

What can I say, I'm lazy.. they are small enough to cast with a 6 wt.

 

[mcswny]

Have fun, I had a great time checking out the Columbia fishery last year. The top fly was all I needed. There’s some good info on this site too.
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The bottom two are exactly what I tie. I have 2 dozen that I tied for last year but the Columbia was up like 15 feet so I stayed home

 

[NRC]

what size hooks do y’all like to use?

 

[mcswny]

what size hooks do y’all like to use?

I think a 6 or 8

 

[Brute]

Have fun, I had a great time checking out the Columbia fishery last year. The top fly was all I needed. There’s some good info on this site too.
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Looks like they would catch bonefish as well…

 

[FinLuver]

 

[NRC]

Only had time to tie a few. Hope they like chartreuse.

 

[Brute]

I might have to check out some WA shad fishing…I’ve never done it here. My only experience fly fishing for shad was on the American a couple years ago in CA…