7-Weight Spey Rods

In the last month, over 135,000 steelhead have been counted at Bonneville Dam. This has meant good fishing in the Columbia and Deschutes rivers. Managers are projecting that more than 300,000 steelhead will enter the Columbia during the summer steelhead season. It might be time to consider a new seven-weight spey rod.

Length: 13' 3"       Line: #7/8     Pieces: 4   

Length: 13' 3"    Line: # 7    Pieces: 3

Length: 15'     Line: #7/8     Pieces: 4   

Length: 12' 6"     Line: #7/8     Pieces: 3   

Length: 13' 4"     Line: #7/8     Pieces: 4   

Length: 13' 4"     Line: #7/8     Pieces: 4   

Beulah SP1277/8-4

This rod is weapon of choice for the Beulah staff as well as many other dedicated two-hand steelhead fisherman. This rod can do the work of many 13'-14'0 rods, is forgiving enough to be a sound choice for the beginning spey caster and refined enough for those "in the know" casters with many years of spey experience behind them. This is the rod that put Beulah on the map with the coined phrase "Dude it's a $400.00 rod that casts, feels, and looks like a $700.00 rod". It is a very fast-action powerful rod that some casters might wish to over-line. Recommended lines: Beulah Elixir Spey 435, Skagit lines from 400-450 grains,  Rio AFS 460.

TFO TF 7/8 130 4 DC

A very fine rod for medium size flies and steelhead. Can be useful in winter as well as summer.
Comes with Cordura covered hard case & sock. Line Weight in Grains: 450-700. Is designed to cast best with WindCutter 7/8/9, Skagit 500 or 550, AFS 520 or Airflo Skagit Compact 510 or 540.
Rod Weight: 8.7 ounces

Saracione MK IV Reel 3 3/4"W
In Stock: Now! Limited stock on hand!
This model is easily converted right to left hand wind. Your new reel will come set up according to your preference. Please indicate whether you wish a fly line to be installed on your reel. Backing line is free with fly line installation.
 Application: Many anglers fishing big steelhead waters in British Columbia’s Skeena system will choose either this reel or the 4” model when fishing #9 lines with single-hand rods. However, our design direction was to provide a reel that ultimatelycompliments 7/8 weight 13’spey rods,

Diameter: 3 3/4"
Width: 1 5/32”
Weight: 14.2 oz.

Capacity: WindCutter 7/8/9 + 200 yards #20

Moose Turd Waking Fly
Hook: TMC 7989, #6
Thread: Black 3/0 Uni
Tail: White Calf Tail
Body: Black Dyed Deer Hair
Rib: none
Hackle: none
Wing:  White Calf Tail
Head:  Black, Very Small
Tying Instructions: The bundle of white calf tail is stacked to bring the tips as even as possible.  The tips will form the tail of the fly and

the butts of the hair will form the forward facing wing.  It is imperative to wrap the calf tail to the hook securely and evenly so that it does not turn on the hook shank as the deer hair body is spun on over the top of it.  Lift the forward facing wing 45-degrees to the hook and then wrap the wing base for approximately 1/8" to stiffen it and hold it in place.  Wings with larger volumes of hair create more resistance and thus more lift in the currents.  Bulkier flies tend to wake better in rougher water.  For the body choose

deer hair that has a fairly coarse texture. Remove any under-fur. Be sure to the hair is dyed all the way to the hide.  Even the butts of the hair and trim off the tips.  The base of the hair is much more hollow than the tips and will spin and flare better.  The black deer hair is spun over the foundation crated by the calf tail.  While spinning the deer hair body, you may have to help it around the hook because of the bulk created by the calf tail foundation.  Pack the deer hair bundles tightly.  Trim body to a fat tapered cigar shape. Denser bodies are slicker when trimmed and will slide across the surface of the river more esily. 
Washington angler, Bill McMillan is credited with developing this "bomber" style steelhead waking fly called the Moose Turd.  The Moose Turd has perhaps become the most popular steelhead waking fly used in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia.  The starkly contrasting black and white colors make this fly visible in nearly every light condition.  The stiff up-turned front wing gives this pattern a lot of lift so that it slides across the current. As with most waking flies, Moose Turds perform best when riffle hitched and fished across glassy tail-outs.  Moose Turds also fish well without being "hitched".  They are often effective even when fished on textured surfaces.  On the average, smaller Moose Turds will out fish larger ones.