Fly Tying Steely Crack 

the secret is out thanks jay.

thank you ,you guys always put so much good info out there,thank you for the hard work very much appreciated.

I remember you tipping me off to this color combo several years ago, I ran into you down on the river when I was a dumb college kid just getting into steelhead fishing, and I’ve used it ever since, got me my PB Salmon R. brown! Thanks for the great tutorial!

Thanks for posting more fly tying vids. Keep them coming.

I have never been able to grasp the value of counter wrapping the wire. Wrapping it the same direction of the hackle wrap seemed to work just as well. Counter wrapping is said to strengthen the hackle wrap. The issue I noticed with counter wrapping is that the physics of it moving in the opposite direction would unwrap the hackle...loosening the tightness of the hackle. Wrapping forward the wire around the body/hackle would offer the same secureness to the hackle without the process unwrapping the hackle. You just need to make sure your notvwrapping the wire forward in-between the hackle....counter wrapping cross wraps the hackle more effortlessly but it's pretty easy to understand you need to wrap over the hackle. So the most important variable and behavior of material that was worth avoiding is the unwrapping of the hackle. This was the first fly Carl taught me. He said do you want the steelhead version or the O******a version...

Nice presentation. A simple but effective fly. It's tough to argue with success.

Thanks, Jay.

Thanks Jay!!!!

Jay, the Steelie Crack is really producing for me on our eastern ID & western WY streams. In particular, during one outing I experienced very selective spring creek rainbows moving several feet to slam a Steelie Crack floating dead drift under an indicator. Also, on several drifts they slammed the fly at the end of a drift on the swing. These are tough/pressured trout that really keyed on this fly. I think I found a neat application for your streamer. Try it on your streams in conjunction with a Juan worm or egg tied directly to the bend of the streamer in a classic tandem rig. Thanks again for sharing your guide fly.

Thank you Jay Looking forfard to salmon river in marchh

If it works,it does,that chenille is often referred to as new age chenille under copper/black,I tie most of mine with brown grizzly saddle love the variation it produces,I do 2 things to help add 4 or 5 wraps of non -lead under the cone & for bass add rubber legs,tight lines & bent rods 🤙

What size bead are you using on that 6?

I literally just used up the last of that chenille a month ago on my Cu Bugger pattern. Bought a bunch from you and Carl quite awhile back. Have had no luck finding a replacement. :o( Looks like you better open up the shop again.

Jay, can we buy a package of your Chenille for you?

Does Pineville Sports have these on hand?