Got Flies? New Tutorial Up, Tons More To Come...

Want to build yourself a dirty box

of streamers to swing for steel this fall?

I don't know about you, but I am pretty freak'in excited about a few fat Lake Erie Small Mouth Bass on big flies this month! Not only that but having the opportunity to play with a bunch of brand new materials and fly designs doesn't sound half bad either! Just the thought gets me pretty rowdy...Go figure?

Now that the steelhead season has finally finished, we will be ramping up our fly tying tutorial blogs with tons of great new streamer patterns to swing and strip this coming fall! Many of you who have contacted us wanted to see new sculpin and goby patterns, and I am a firm believer in "Ask and you shall receive." Now, I will not be able to have all these patterns for sale, but I promise to have good step-by-step instructions and pictures up for each one. What's fair is fair right?

Senyo's That's So 70's Sculpin

Step by Step Tutorial will be up this month!

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Senyo's That's So 70's Sculpin

Other Side View

Those who asked, wanted something fun, crazy, new, and a lot of motion in the ocean! It also had to be patterns targeting bass, steelhead, and salmon. Here's the great news! This is only 1 of 12 different sculpin/streamer bad boys that will be posted on our tying blog this summer! So you can build a mean and dirty box of bugs of your very own, just in time for the fall runs of Great Lakes Steel and Salmon.

Thank you all for such encouraging feed back on all our designs, tyers, and tutorials! It makes it all extremely worth while for everyone involved... Happy tying this summer, and may your fingers cramp!

Smallies are calling...Gotta go!

Greg Senyo

Owner/Operator

Steelhead Alley Outfitters

Orvis Fly-Tyer of the Year Announced

First of all, let me preface this entry with this....Greg Senyo has no idea I am making this post and probably would wish I hadn't, but he will get over it :)  And don't even think about deleting it when you read it either Greg!

On behalf of the family at Steelhead Alley Outfitters, I am going to take a few minutes here to brag on our fearless leader....trust me, he deserves it!

Below is a photo of a very cool announcement that came out in recent weeks in the Orvis news.  If you look closely at the middle of the photo, you will notice that it says, "Greg Senyo Named 2008 Orvis Fly-Tyer of the Year."

WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!

From all of us on your team Greg, we want to say congratulations!

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One of Greg's new designs to hit the market lately is a dynamic caddis pattern called the wiggle caddis.  Many have used them in recent months and found that it is one heck of a piece of innovation.  That's the thing about Greg.....he isn't just a fly-tyer....he is an innovative fly-tyer!  I am always amazed at how his mind works when he sits down at a vice.  Obviously there are others who think the same thing.

The photo below is on that new Senyo pattern......try them on trout, try them on steelhead....you will be presently surprised!

Below are a few more examples of some of Greg's flies that have been sold all over the country and beyond.  If you haven't fished these, trust me and others.....you should!  They are deadly.

Senyo Sculpins

Wiggle Stone

Steak n' Eggs

Once again, I promise you that Greg would not want this kind of attention, but I personally think he deserves the congrats for such an awesome achievement!  

So, Greg, if you are reading this, way to go.....many years of work have paid off.  Not to many people can say they have achieved what you now have!  

Now, give me some flies would ya :)  I want to go fishing!

Patrick "Flybum" Robinson

Head Guide

Steelhead Alley Outfitters