Northwest Fishing Reports

I have been tying a lot of the basic colors including purples, pinks and nightmares but I want to try some other colors as well, any suggestions. I make jig heads, paint them and then tie them as well and I actually just started making dink floats as well so almost any color combo is possible to make. Any ideas?

WOW, the sky is the limit. It is thought by scientiest that Steelhead see colors from red through UV, so each of those colors might work on a given day. I still go with the bright and clear water/days, using bright colors - dark days and dirty water, dark colors.

With that in mind, tie some blacks, browns, reds, yellows (not my favorite), ....... you get the idea.

I think the most overlooked color is orange. Everyone thinks of pink, but I do very well with orange. Orange and white or orange and purple or orange and blue.
When using pink, I think my favorite is pink and drk blue.

whatever colors, go for contrasts.. light/dark, bright/dull

Gringo Pescador wrote:whatever colors, go for contrasts.. light/dark, bright/dull

exactly!

Gringo Pescador wrote:whatever colors, go for contrasts.. light/dark, bright/dull

yeah I started doing that a lot, I tie some sweet marabou and chenille jigs that have a pink head, white body and black and pink tail and they look crazy good just haven't had the chance to try them yet but I am hoping they will work on skook fish.
Anyone have any luck with a pattern called sunrise or sherbert it has orange, red and white in it I heard it is really good so I am going to start tying some of those.

I have caught more steelhead on the jig in these colors than any color combo anytime combined. CRAP my secrets out now

That is a great color combo for steelhead, cerise and blue.

Don't forget rainbow. Rainbow does the trick every time, low water, high water, dirty clean. Rainbow.

Nate-not sure I have ever heard of one called rainbow. Post pic or describe....obviously multiple colors, but would like to see one of what you are talking about.

fishenfreak wrote:I have caught more steelhead on the jig in these colors than any color combo anytime combined. CRAP my secrets out now

yeah I have seen that jig in more than one of your vids, in a fishes mouth of course