Babe Beast - Successful Winter & Summer Steelhead fly. This fly fishes with a lot of action and is very fluid in the water. It has very good light reflecting qualities and late winter and summer steelhead slam this fly - solid takes!
Fish larger sizes for winter, smaller for summer.
Category: Steelhead
Colors: Black, Fl Hot Pink, Peach/Pink Purple/Black , Red, Red/Black Olive, Brown
Materials: HMH Plastic Tube, Petite Opalescent Black Estaz, Arizona Simi Seal, Schlappen Saddle Hackle, Straight cut rabbit strip, Krinkle Mirror flash, Ostrich or Rhea, Real-eyes plus 5/32 or Brass eyes.
Size: 1 3/4 Plastic Tube

6-19-2008, Ten Pound Steelhead, caught on a Purple/Black Beast