First Steelhead

[Lucas Dement]

Seems like in the last 10 years or so locals Andy Guibord and Mark Kranhold together developed their own version of a small Sculpin for the lower American river.

In the Fall, by choice, I only use small insect wet flies, a tapered leader and a floating line to swing in the surface, early and late, but I am guessing Andy and Mark always use sink-tips with their sculpin pattern?


Over the last 50 plus years many have used the Lower American river as a learning center for fly fishing moving water.

I use sculpins because my monkey brain see big flies and goes "cool"