Grease Liner Steelhead Fly

The 1960 to 1980 era will probably be considered the Golden Age of waking fly development in the Pacific Northwest. One of the early pioneers is Harry Lemire of Black Diamond, Washington. He is credited with the development of a fly he named the Grease Liner. Many Pacific Northwest and British Columbia steelhead have

been taken with it. It was tied with a black dubbed body, sparse grizzly hackle and chestnut colored deer hair wing and tail. Other tiers copied Harry's fly and added their own variations and modifications. The first significant modification I remember reading about, was in an article by Mike Deeker where he discussed his "Bubble Head" series, which were modified Grease Liners. He cemented the wing buttes into an upward facing scoop that would naturally plow water and make his flies wake without being riffle hitched. In 1982 a guy gave me a beautiful piece of dried un-tanned moose hide. The hair was black with gray butts, about 2' long and very stiff and tapered. It was perfect Grease Liner wing/tail material. We have experimented with many different body and hackle color combinations. The three flies listed below are proven and re-proven each year. They cover most of the summer and fall conditions that you will encounter.

Grease Liner, Black This fly evolved on the Salmon River a small clear Sandy River tributary near our store. It was one of the early spring go-to flies in the 1980's. It is tied with very stiff moose body hair for the wing and tail. The forward sloping wing butts have been cemented and shaped into a scoop that will plow water and help rise the fly to the surface. The Black Grease Liner is a good choice when encountering fresh rested steelhead in clear water over
47 degrees. It is a proven at-dark fly and also a good choice for rivers that are in glacial run-off.
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20620-04	Grease Liner, Black	4	3 for $5.95
20620-06	Grease Liner, Black	6	3 for $5.95

Grease Liner, Peacock Why flies that are tied with peacock herl bodies are so effective, no one will probably know for sure. Flies like the Gray Hackle Peacock and Coachman have been in use for 200 years because they catch fish. The Peacock Grease Liner Waking Fly mimics the old Gray Hackle Peacock wet fly pattern colors. It is a proven morning to mid-day fly and is productive in water temperatures over 50 degrees any time of year.
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21005-06	Grease Liner, Peacock	6	3 for $5.95

Grease Liner, Orange It's hard to say who was the first fisher to tie the Greased Liner in fall caddis colors. The first I remember reading about was in an article by Mike Deeker where he discussed his "Bubble Head" series, which were modified Grease Liners. He cemented the wing buttes into an upward facing scoop that would naturally plow water and make his flies wake without being riffle hitched. Ours are tied with this scoop.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
21000-04	Grease Liner, Orange	4	3 for $5.95
21000-06	Grease Liner, Orange	6	3 for $5.95

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