Umpqua Sili-Squid Intruder Steelhead Fly

Overview

The Sili-Squid Intruder is an Intruder-style steelhead fly from Umpqua, built to swing big and move a lot of water. This listing is the Black Blue color in size 2.

Intruder-style flies were designed to give steelhead a large, moving profile that stays relatively light to cast. Long, soft materials pulse and breathe on the swing, even in slow water, and the fly reads as a big, living meal. Black and blue is a classic steelhead combination because it holds a strong silhouette in low light and in stained or off-color water.

How to Fish It

• Swing it: cast down and across, mend to control speed, and let it swing broadside through the run.
• Line choice: pair it with a sink-tip that gets the fly down to fish holding near the bottom.
• Let it hang: pause at the end of the swing; fish often follow and take as the fly slows.
• Conditions: low light, overcast days and stained water, when a dark silhouette is easiest to see.

Choosing Color and Size

This listing is Black Blue in size 2, a go-to dark color for winter steelhead, dawn and dusk, and off-color water.