Why do we fly fish for steelhead? Certainly fishing with bait like spawn sacs, single cured salmon eggs or even minnows, would stick more fish in the net over the course of the seasons. We do it for the challenge of having what could be called the premier gamefish that plies the waters of the Great Lakes into eating an artificial fly created with fur, feathers, or synthetics that imitates forage, invertebrates, or fish eggs. Fly fishing becomes an endeavor to become closer to nature, especially when you harvest the animals and game birds used for fly tying like deer hair, rabbit fur and pheasant tails. We also really like the way a fly rod buckles down after setting the hook and absolute violence is unleashed at the end of the fly line.
