Steelhead fly fishing on the Feather river with Irideus Caddis flies and streamer flies

 

Searching for early winter steelhead on the Feather river in California is very rewarding. These are natural feeding steelhead. If your into trout fly fishing we suggest you try your luck at these fish. We even fish a few dry fly patterns for our local steelhead. Try flies like Irideus The Bug, GPS Caddis, Bionic baetis, Mutant Caddis for top picks. 

The Irideus Bionic Hopper passses for many Caddis and stonfly offerings.

Irideus Mutant Caddis

The Irideus LA Caddis flies are so sexy. A top choice for people who enjoy fly fishing Caddis Patterns.

When fall rolls around the Irideus Swallow mix streamer flies are so fun to fish. This is one Irideus fly offering to all ways have loaded in your fly box.

The beauty of a well handled steelhead.

Even our small steelhead will amaze you with their powerful runs and leaps. If your visiting we suggest you hook up with a local guide. Frank Hastings from NorCal Fly Water is sure to put you on the fish. We respect him very much for his local knowledge of all our rivers.

Another silver bullet to the hand.

If your looking for a new fly fishing line this year give Irideus fly lines a whirl. These floating fly lines will have you casting like a pro. High floating, distance casting lines sure to bring out the best in your game.

If you fish hard and put your time in this is the reward. Take a look at the muscle on this Feather river steelhead. Thats a heavy fish that fell for the Irideus Swallow streamer. We run them together with the onweighted version as a wagging trail fly. 

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The Irideus Tribute tube fly boxes offers security to your articulated , standard and tube fly fishing fly offerins. Serving steelheaders for over a decade around the world.

A well organized group of flies will give you many options on the water. The Irideus fly fishing box line up is sure to keep you organized.

Irideus custom Irideus GreenWater fly boxes made here in Paradise California are very special. If you support procuts made in the USA this is your fly fishing box offering. Its the toughest fly fishing box in the world and industry. If you own or manage a fly shop you should have this Irideus fly box available as an option for customers. After more than a decade we are proud to offer these to our customers around the world. Ask for these boxes at your local fly shop and request they carry them. 

Thank you to all the great people who support Irideus. Its so special to be part of your individual fly fishing journeys. Sending a special shout out to our friends in Michigan, New York, Ohio. PA, Our eyes have been opened to the wonderful fisheries the great lakes provides. Most people do not know the beauty and health of your eco systems. If your not aware of these fisheries check out Adventure Chasing on u tube. Everyone have a great start to the 2026 steelhead season.

2025 Irideus Steelhead fly fishing fly flies now available to the public fly fishing community

 2025 Irideus Steelhead fly fishing fly flies now available to the public fly fishing community

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Using Irideus 2025 steelhead flies and fly fishing lines on California rivers and streams

 

Using Irideus 2025 steelhead flies and fly fishing lines  on California rivers and streams

The 2025 steelhead fly fishing season is off and running. Its such a wonderful time of year to fish by home or not far away. We are so blessed to have return numbers of wild steelhead thriving in our rivers.

These are a few beautiful wild California steelhead. They do not come easy and landing one on #14 flies can be a real challenge. Its fun to swing wooly buggers but most days tuning into the hatch can be a plus. We use floating lines on most of the California waters. You can run a dry or waking fly them switch up with a weighted nymph or streamer set up to get down. Most important keep the fly in the water. Give our 2025 Irideus floating fly fishing lines out. They offer nice distance casting and can be used with an indicator set up for those inclined.

Irideus Salmons Legacy soft hackle PT nymph is one fly to count on for trout and natural feeding steelhead. The Irideus 2025 fly fishing fly line up offers a full selection of match the hatch options. There are also a wide aray of streamers, nymphs and attractor fly patterns that are tested and true.

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This gem of a steelhead enjoyed an Irideus double fly set up. Tiny hooks can come through on some days. Hoping everyone who enjoys this wonderful fish is dreaming of that next cast. Sending out a cheers for 2025. May it be a good one for all. May you get that time on the water. May that next cast be your personal best. Thank you to all our customers and friends who support us. See you on the water!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~steelhead blessings to all

                                                            2025 FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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2025 Steelhead fly fishing fishing season is running for the fly fishing community

2025 Steelhead fly fishing fishing season is running for the fly fishing community .We are very exited every year as the winter rains fall. New Fresh chrome steelhead make their way up the rivers and streams. Its so fun to start the season with a full box of Irideus steelhead trout and salmon fly fishing flies. Will it be a streamer fly bite or a nymphing day? Will they slash minnows? Its nice to carry a diverse group of flies. Its also fun to decide what your first evffort will be. We try to encourge barbless hooks. Its easy to crimp the barb on any fly. 

THE IRIDEUS OLIVE STONE CREEPER

IRIDEUS SAMONS LEGACY SOFT HACKLE NYMPH FLIES

IRIDEUS DRIFTERS DREAM 

Above a a few of the flies we hope the fly fishing community will embrace this year for success. Sometimes is a smaller natural approach that will bring the first fish. But sometimes its the streamer fly on the swing.

As a wise man said,"read the water like a good book." Make it your best book ever. Fish all water skinny and deep. Try to avoid walking in the water until you fish the edges. Be kind to other anglers that need some local knowlege. This is a season to be thanful for. Its a season to treat the steelhead with the respect the shine to show us. Keep your fish in the water water facing up straem. Wet your hands before ever touching any fish to be released. Learn to tail fish. Ttry to avoid nets if you can. Try to educate anglers in a kind way how the handle and release fish. All wild fish in California must be released. Take pride in protecting them and handling the with care.

Now thats a steelhead picture to remember. We wish every one a happy 2025. May this year bring great happiness.

Catching summer steelhead and trout with Irideus fly fishing lines and fly fishing fly patterns

Catching summer steelhead and trout with Irideus fly fishing lines and fly fishing fly patterns is a very effective aproach to the water. Its so fun to target trout with nymph fly fishing flies or streamer fly patterns. Matching the hatch and local minnow and sculpin species leads you on the road to fly fishing success in the summer. Whats nice about most of the Califorina fly fishing water is the random summer steelhead feeding on the same Irideus fly patterns as trout. People often think steelhead do not feed. That is untrue and they dine on the local bugs and forage fish.

A beautiful wild California steelhead caught fishing rainbow trout. The searun version of a rainbow trout that will burn your drag adend test your skills. Most times the first thing they do when hooked is to make an amazing leap or two. Trout fishing shall be king most days but the power of a searun model is hard to describe.

Irideus soft hackle pheasant tail that we love to fish in the summer. It even fishes well all year long. People find it hard to believe a 10 pound steelhead will eat a #12 or #14 nymph fly. They love to dine on many nymphs and even dry fly renditions. Trout also love this fly. Sometimes we rig them with a tandom fly running 18 inches behind them. You can do a dry fly with a nymph trailer or a double nymph set up. Its also fun to rig an Irideus streamer fly with a nymph trail fly. In California some people will even fish three flies rigged 18 inches apart. This can be a problem sometimes if you fish roles. We suggest one or two fly set ups. On occasion will run 3 flies when using minnow patterns on very slow days. It simulates a school of baitfish.

This is one Iriseus minnow fly pattern. We have several options to meet local forage fish and sculpin.

Its not allways the big fish that makes your day. Small trout steelhead and baby salmon bring us great apreciation for the water. They are the future. Treat them well and make sure to wet your hand before ever touching any fish. Not using a net is also a good handling technique.

One fun way to play for trophy trout is to fish a baby trout streamer fly pattern. If your lucky you have caught a big trout with anouther trout half way down its throat. Not only will big brown trout do this but also rainbows and bull trout. If this sounds like fun then check out the Irideus mouse fly collection.

Here are some other Irideus fly fishing patterns sure to warm your summer and late fall up.

Irideus Swimming Olive Oil Streamer

Irideus Bionic Hopper dropper fly.It simulates hppers and even big dry stoneflies.

We hope the fly fishin community will give our Irideus fly fishing lines a whirl. They compare to the best fly fishing lines on the market. We have kept the price sutable to all fly fishers. They will have you casting like a pro with ever cast. Steelhead fly fishers will also find new running fly fishing lines to step up your game this year. The Irideus shooting head fly fishing lines will cover all single hand rods and we even have a custom group of shooting head fly lines to balance your switch fly rod or spey fly fishing rod quiver. Thank you to all our customers for enjoying our fly line set ups.

Next time you want to organize your fly fishing fly collection come to Irideus. We have custom tube fly fishing boxes in two sizes for people who enjoy using them. We also offer custom made fly boxes like the Irideus GreenWater fly box. Other optiond like the Rise fly fishing Box and the Chico streamer and nymph fly box are sure to keep you organized on the water. WE wish evey one in the world fly fishing community the very best. May your days on the water be many!