Erie Steelhead, Read Right.

Soft beads fish like a real single egg but survive 20 casts — peg 2″ above the hook.

A curated Erie color box — the mottled naturals match egg drift in the tribs exactly.

Translucent embryo look fools pressured, clear-water fish that refuse hard beads.

The original cured single egg — milks scent in the current exactly like loose natural roe.

Fluorescent and loud — the stained-water, first-light egg when fish can’t see subtle.

Soft shot pinches on without nicking 6 lb fluoro — no weak spots, no break-offs.

Wide gape + short shank = egg sac sits natural and the point finds the jaw corner.

Rated in grams, coded by current/depth — shotted right, it tips at the lightest egg-peck.

Hand-tied marabou breathes under a float even in dead-slow holes — winter steelhead candy.

Ties dime-size sacs in seconds — fresh sacs under a float are the #1 Erie trib producer.

The mouth-of-Walnut classic — wobbling flash calls staging fish off the beach and piers.

Blade thump triggers strikes from fresh-run fish in the lake surf and creek mouths.

Floats high and mends clean, so your drift runs at current speed — the whole game on Walnut.

Near-invisible in gin-clear October water; spooky trib fish eat the bait, not the line.

The budget Erie standard — soft enough to protect 6 lb leaders, enough backbone for creek kings.

Smooth 20 lb drag that pays out line without surging — fewer pulled hooks on light leaders.

THE Lake Erie trib pattern — clusters of yarn eggs drifted on bottom take fish all season.

Sparkle chenille egg glows in low light — dawn patrol at the Walnut mouth.

The red blood-dot looks like a fertilized egg; clear-water steelhead key on it.

Bead head gets it down fast in deeper holes; estaz flash pulls fish from cover.

Tribs are loaded with stoneflies — the dropper under your egg that doubles your takes.

Dead-drifted or swung, the bugger imitates everything from stoneflies to shiners.

Egg head + leech body = two triggers in one cast; murder on fresh-run fish.

Built for Lake Erie tribs — dead-drifted, it plays a dead emerald shiner perfectly.

Screw-lock adjusts depth in seconds and never kinks the leader — depth is everything.

Non-toxic tin shot in the micro sizes that get an egg fly down without snagging every rock.

Fresh tippet is the cheapest insurance there is — nicked 4X is how Erie fish get away.

Strong butt turns over an indicator + shot + two-fly rig without hinging.

Clear compartments keep egg flies sorted by color in a pocket-size box — cheap and lasts forever.

The 10-foot 7-weight is the Erie trib spec — mends line over seams, protects 4X tippet.

Sealed conical drag stays smooth when a hot fish dumps you into the backing in a 20-ft creek.

Bead fishing is the pin angler’s numbers game — change color/size in seconds.

One box, every Erie condition — mottled eggs for clear, glow for dirty.

Single eggs on a #12 hook under a pin float — the deadliest clear-water presentation, period.

Bright backup for colored water after a rain bump.

Soft shot for the bulk of the pattern — stacks neat and won’t damage the mainline.

Dust-shot assortment for the tapered tail of the pattern — bait drifts ahead, natural.

#10–#12 under beads, #8 under sacs — the standard pin hook for Erie tribs.

Carry the code range: SS for low-clear October, FM when the rain bumps the flow.

Hi-vis tip you can track at 60 feet in flat light — long drifts are the pin’s whole edge.

Tip with nothing, fish it bare under the float — winter fish crush the pulse.

Your own cured skein, tied fresh — nothing out-fishes a real sac on a pin.

Purpose-built pin mainline — floats, mends, and peels off the spool without memory coils.

Run 4–6 lb under the shot line in clear water; fish eat before they ever see it.

The entry pin that actually spins true — start-up inertia low enough for Walnut’s slow runs.

House-brand value with sliding rings — balance your reel where your hand wants it.

Erie-local favorite; backbone to turn a king at the Manchester Hole, tip soft enough for 5 lb fluoro.

Carbon-fiber/fiberglass frame with a longer reach than a hand net — the trib standard for landing hot steelhead without wading deep.

Slightly longer hoop and handle for bigger fish — a steelhead-sized step up from a trout hand net.

Mid-length Nomad with a deep rubber bag — built for fish in the 20-inch class and up.

The original hand-net size in the Nomad line — light enough to hang off a vest all day.

Hand net with an extended hoop — extra room when a steelhead won't sit still at your boots.

Long-handle guide net — the one to reach fish from high banks and ledges on Walnut and Elk.

The big-bag Nomad — oversized hoop and deep net for salmon and steelhead-class fish.

Full-length boat net — for lake and pier crews who land fish over the rail.

Replacement rubber bag for Nomad frames — rubber is gentler on fish and hooks don't tangle in it.

Fully waterproof, fully submersible pack — your gear stays dry through deep crossings and downpours.

The waterproof sling version — swings to your front for a fly change without coming off.

Waterproof chest pack in recycled Cyclepond fabric — everything in front, nothing in the way of the cast.

Roomy everyday sling with a net slot — the walk-in trib pack for Walnut and Elk.

Waterproof Cyclepond sling with an integrated net slot and ambidextrous shoulder carry.

Stormshadow fabric in a chest pack — waterproof storage that rides high in deep runs.

Guide-sized lumbar pack — two big compartments swallow fly boxes, lunch, and a rain shell.

Compact chest pack — a box or two, tippet, and tools for short dawn sessions.

Minimal vertical chest pack — also clips onto a backpack or wader straps.

Lightweight day pack for the hike-in water — carries layers, water, and a rod tube strap.

Vest-front + backpack hybrid — chest storage up front, full pack behind for long days.

Classic lumbar pack that keeps weight off your shoulders in warm early-season water.

Big waterproof lumbar — ride it low and wade deep without soaking your kit.

The smaller waterproof lumbar — enough for a box, tippet, and tools on a quick trip.

Waterproof pouch for phone, keys, and license — clips inside any pack or onto waders.

Mesh-back vest that stays cool in September and layers over a jacket in January.

Traditional pocket-forward vest with a padded collar — the classic trib carry.

Structured gear bag with a molded bottom — waders, boots, and tackle in one bombproof tote.

Carry-on rod vault — holds multiple 4-piece rods and reels for destination trips.

All-purpose gear hauler with a separate wet-storage zone for boots and waders.

Duffel built around waders — ventilated boot compartment keeps the truck smelling human.

Fully waterproof duffel — boat decks and truck beds can't soak what's inside.

The big Thunderhead duffel — expedition capacity, submersible construction.

Roll-top waterproof duffel — compresses down when the load is light.

Silicone-insert box that grips egg flies and nymphs without foam tearing out.

Pescador box with a magnetic MagPad side for the flies you're rotating through.

Pocket-size Pescador — one box of eggs and a spare streamer for a quick trip.

Big-water boxes for full streamer and intruder collections.

Magnetic fly dock that mounts to your pack or boat — a parking spot for the fly of the moment.

Spring-loaded tippet post — holds your fluoro spools in order, cuts with a twist.

Swiveling retractor for nippers and hemostats — no tangles, no dropped tools.

Pocket puck for a dozen flies — the dawn-patrol grab-and-go box.

Microtrash canister for clipped tippet and line — leave the trib cleaner than you found it.

Belt/pack holder sized for floatant and dry-shake bottles.

The Lake Erie trib pattern — a yarn egg cluster drifted on bottom takes fish all season, in 5 colors.

Glittery sucker-spawn style born on these tribs — sparkle shows in low, clear water.

Jeff Blood's pattern — the red dot reads as a fertilized egg and clear-water fish key on it.

Bead head drops it into deep holes fast; Estaz flash pulls fish off cover.

The original yarn egg, sizes 6–16 — Blood Red, Oregon Cheese, Salmon Egg, Shrimp Pink and more.

Glo Bug with the red eye dot, incl. Steelhead Orange/Red Dot — a Great Lakes staple color.

Fluorescent red with a dark red dot — the high-vis egg for stained water.

Bright pink with a flame-orange dot — first-light and dirty-water producer.

Single Glo Bug in Oregon Cheese — arguably the #1 egg color on the Erie tribs.

Sparkle egg in Chartreuse, Orange, or Pink — a Lake Erie pattern for clear runs.

Veiled egg with a bright core — Oregon Cheese, Steelhead Orange, Alaskan Roe, Chartreuse.

Small glo-bug style eggs for spooky, pressured fish.

Weighted micro egg — gets down without shot when fish are line-shy.

Rainbow mixed-yarn egg — a Michigan steelhead original and a stained-water favorite on the Erie tribs.

The clown egg with a bead head — same riot of color, sinks to the bottom of the run faster.

Two-tone Apricot/Chartreuse veiled egg — the scrambled-egg profile pressured fish haven’t seen.

Plain Estaz chenille egg, no bead — Orange, Chartreuse, Hot Pink, Purple, Pink and Pearl.

Bead-head Glo Bug for bouncing the bottom — Chartreuse, Dark Roe, Light Roe, Peachy King, Shrimp Pink and more.

Dotted bead-head Glo Bug, incl. Steelhead Orange/Red Dot — pitched by the shop for Erie steelhead.

Realistic single egg with a soft, natural look for clear water and spooky fish.

Two-egg cluster in Chartreuse or Orange — the classic cluster profile for salmon and steelhead water.

Soft, chewy single egg with a milking veil — the #6 (10 mm) is the steelhead/salmon size.

A cluster of small soft eggs with a veil — Apricot, Kiwi, Michigan Gold and Tangerine Opaque.

Bead-head egg-sucking leech, black body with a red egg — gets the egg-and-leech combo down quick.

Black and brown Kaufmann-style stones — the dropper under your egg that doubles your takes.

The universal nymph — imitates every mayfly nymph in the creeks.

Peacock-and-white attractor nymph, sizes 10–12 — a trib confidence pattern.

Wire-body sinker in Black, Copper, and Red — punches through fast runs to the bottom.

Buggy natural that suggests everything and nothing — sizes 12–16.

The bead-head version — same buggy profile, faster sink.

A dozen bead-head pheasant tails in Natural — stock the box in one shot.

24 Great Lakes steelhead nymphs, sizes 6–8 — an instant trib nymph box.

Randall Kaufmann’s bulky stone — a deep-drift lead fly in Black and Brown (Golden in #12).

Rubber-leg stonefly nymph in a pile of color combos — lightly weighted, deadly on steelhead.

Double tungsten-bead Pat’s in Black, Brown and Coffee — built to sink fast in heavy current.

Great Lakes original: a big stonefly with an epoxy back and a hot egg bead up front.

Realistic golden stone nymph — the standalone golden stone for summer-run and resident fish.

Bright attractor mayfly nymph — a recognized go-to for Great Lakes steelhead.

Flashy bead-head mayfly nymph — Gold, Olive, Pearl, Purple and Red.

Six Ice Dub Psycho Princes, two each of three colors, hand-picked for steelhead and salmon.

Oversized Prince with a tungsten bead, hackle, marabou and rubber legs — a big-fish nymph.

Hot-spot Walt’s Worm — dubbed body, flashy ribbing and a fluorescent collar.

The classic red worm with durable wire ribbing — after a rain washes worms in, this is the fly.

Six red-wire Copper Johns — the red variant as its own pack, and it sinks like a stone.

A dozen tungsten-bead black stones with rubber legs — stock the stonefly row in one buy.

Dave Hise’s tan Hexagenia burrowing-mayfly nymph — indicator-fished for steelhead, salmon and smallmouth.

Black, Brown, Olive, White — dead-drifted or swung, it imitates everything.

Bead-head buggers get to the bottom third where steelhead sit.

Egg head plus leech body — two triggers in one cast; murder on fresh-run fish.

Jeff Blood's white zonker — dead-drifted, it plays a dying emerald shiner perfectly.

Olive-and-white bead-head shiner — the forage fish every trib steelhead eats.

Chartreuse/White and Olive/White — for the lake shore and creek mouths in fall.

Spun-head sculpin/minnow — swing it across the tailouts at dusk.

Single white zonker — rabbit-strip shiner profile at a pocket-change price.

Articulated sculpin with a stinger — big-fish streamer for deep holes.

White articulated sculpin, ~3 inches — swing it slow through the gut of the hole.

Articulated-shank intruder — the swing pattern for winter fish.

Montana Fly Co tube fly for winter steelhead — hook included.

Pink Butt / White Butt intruder tube — size 4 hook rides in the tube.

Articulated, cone-weighted rabbit streamer — about 4.5 in. in #2, 3.5 in. in #6.

The flesh-toned Dolly Llama — for fish feeding behind spawning salmon.

Strung-out leech, 3 in. long on a #2 Owner hook tied on 50 lb braid — Hot Pink, Black, Purple and more.

Greg Senyo’s Great Lakes baitfish — Blue, Brown, Olive — built for trib steelhead.

Big sculpin/minnow streamer — Big Y lists it as a steelhead catcher too (sale; list $1.23).

Conehead baitfish/leech streamer in Black and Olive, for big baitfish-eating fish.

Lefty Kreh’s bucktail-and-hackle baitfish in six colorways — creek mouths and the lake shore.

Rabbit-strip zonker in Black, Grizzly, Olive and White — the dark colors the white-only card misses (sale; list $0.99).

Bead-head sparkle minnow with blue/purple and UV flash — a low-light and stained-water baitfish.

Smaller Aqua Flies intruder, about 2.5 in. — the low, clear-water swing size.

Compact mini intruder on a 20 mm shank, about 2.5 in. — early summer, clear water, pressured fish.

Sparse marabou Hoh Bo with a chartreuse butt on a Waddington shank — slim profile for clear winter water.

Purple-and-orange Hoh Bo — a low-clear-water favorite with a sparse, mobile marabou collar.

Black Hoh Bo with an orange butt — the orange swing color, covered.

Unweighted Senyo intruder-style fly, about 3.25 in. — dark water, low light, tight to the bank.

Budget intruder in bright Pink and Chartreuse — steelhead, Chinook and silver salmon.

Jeff Hickman’s Fish Taco — a 2.5 in. lightly dressed ostrich intruder in Black, Pink and Purple.

Intruder-style tube tied in reverse with weighted eyes and an octopus hook — five colorways for fall/winter steelhead.

Aqua Flies / Stuart Foxall tube prawn imitation, ready to fish with junction tubing — Orange and Blue.

Ally’s Shrimp — the translucent shrimp pattern Atlantic salmon built their reputation on.

The 1950s shrimp imitation — salmon, steelhead and char, in summer and murky water.

The classic Atlantic salmon hairwing that starts a thousand salmon boxes.

Aqua Flies’ Lady Caroline Spey — the bronze-and-heron classic for the swing.

Dark hairwing salmon/steelhead pattern with a green butt — a two-size staple.

Muddler-style steelhead fly — fish it wet, subsurface, or riffle-hitched and skated.

Lani Waller’s white-winged waking fly — easy to see while it skates a tailout for steelhead.

Large October caddis dry with enough front-end push to skate for steelhead in tailouts.

Silvey’s waking steelhead caddis in purple/pink — skate it at the end of the drift.

The vise FishUSA's own beginner guide recommends — squeeze-and-go jaws, no adjustment per hook.

Holds hooks 32 to 2 with full rotation — egg hooks to intruder shanks.

True-rotary Regal — spin dubbing and hackle the way the pros do.

Entry rotary from the name in vises — the starter that isn't a throwaway.

Cam-jaw Traveler — built for streamers and salt-sized hooks as well as eggs.

Hook range #28 to 4/0 — explicitly covers salmon and steelhead patterns.

Vise plus tool kit in one box — includes Dr. Slick hackle pliers.

American-made rotary, clamp or pedestal — a lifetime vise at a mid price.

Omni jaws grip hooks 20 to 2/0 — tube-fly friendly with the right mandrels.

Pedestal vise with an 8/0–22 hook range — salmon/steelhead iron welcome.

Standard, ceramic, and magnum ceramic bobbins — ceramic tubes won't fray your thread.

Spring-steel hackle pliers, 2 1/4 in. — wrap schlappen without slipping.

Very-heavy-wire steelhead hooks — the iron for intruders and big streamers.

2X-strong short-shank egg hook, sizes 2–12 — the core Glo Bug iron.

2X-short, 3X-gape — egg and scud patterns sit right on it.

Scud-style hook, sizes 8–18 — Sucker Spawn and nymph duty.

Countersunk tungsten, 10-pack — 5/64 in. $3.99 up to 3/16 in. $12.99.

62 colors of egg beads for pegged-bead rigs and bead-head patterns.

Black tapered-loop up-eye salmon iron, 15 per pack — low-water and salmon/steelhead dry-fly patterns. Covers #4, #6, #8, #10.

Classic up-eyed black single for traditional salmon and steelhead flies. Covers #4, #6, #8, #10.

Black-nickel long-shank doubles for hairwing and spey-style salmon flies, 5 per pack — exactly the #4–#10 run.

Low-water doubles with sticky double points for smaller salmon and steelhead patterns, 5 per pack. Covers #4, #6, #8, #10.

3X-long, 3X-strong looped tapered up-eye single — a low-water hook in the smaller sizes. Covers #4, #6, #8, #10 (larger sizes to $15.49).

The current successor to the classic SL73UBLN — 2X-strong, 3X-long up-eye single for salmon and steelhead, 25 per pack.

Current Mustad salmon double — 2X-strong, 1X-long, looped up-eye, Titan Steel finish, 10 per pack. Covers #4, #6, #8, #10.

Traditional return-loop, heavy-wire black-nickel iron for classic salmon and steelhead wet flies, 20 per pack.

Heavy-wire upturned tapered loop-eye — the standard salmon/steelhead wet-fly iron, 25 per pack (size 2 is $28.70).

Short-shank, slightly offset up-eye stinger for tube flies and Waddington-shank patterns, 10 per pack. Covers #4, #6, #8, #10.

The egg yarn standard in 30 colors — Glo Bugs and Sucker Spawn start here.

Assorted steelhead/trout egg colors in one pack — find your creek's color fast.

The original egg yarn, 16 colors — plus Glo-Bugs Micro Yarn ($3.99) for Sucker Spawn.

Egg chenille/yarn hybrid — one-wrap eggs with a translucent halo.

Flashy egg/streamer chenille — heavily reviewed for steelhead.

Long-fiber chenille, 17 colors — big streamer and egg-cluster bodies.

Woolly Bugger and Pat's Rubber Legs bodies, 17 colors.

Trailing shucks and Sucker Spawn-type yarn work, 11 colors.

Sparkle dubbing, 24 colors — steelhead collars and thoraxes.

Ice Dub plus acrylic fiber — wings, collars, and heads on salmon/steelhead patterns.

Twisted flash strands, 17 colors — tails and wings that show in green water.

9 ft trout and 10 ft models — the 10-footer is the steelhead mending/indicator spec.

Includes the 10' 7 wt steelhead model plus 9' 7 wt / 8 wt options.

Two-hand salmon/steelhead rod in 24-ton carbon — the budget two-hander.

9' and 10' in 7 wt and 8 wt — the mid-price steelhead stick with Orvis's warranty.

Moderate-action single-hander — check the 7/8 wt models for trib work.

2-piece series with models described for salmon and steelhead.

10' in 8 and 9 weights from Erie County's own Douglas — interchangeable fighting butts.

7 wt and 8 wt in 9'/10' at $298; the 11' 8 wt switch-length variant runs $449.

10' 7 wt, 9' 7 wt, 9' 8 wt — the step-up Orvis for serious trib seasons.

9'6" and 10' steelhead tapers — the premium single-hander.

Switch/spey range incl. an 11'6" 7 wt — swing the big water on Elk and the Catt.

4-piece double-hander for salmon/steelhead swinging.

Medium-fast switch/spey — winter-run swinging without the premium price.

Sealed conical drag, large arbor — smooth when a hot fish dumps you into the backing.

One reel plus two spare spools — float line, sink tip, and Skagit ready to swap.

The bigger Liquid — more drag and capacity for salmon-class fish.

Large arbor with a fully sealed drag clutch bearing.

Budget large-arbor — FishUSA reviewers put it on steelhead and it holds up.

Deep-V large arbor, carbon drag — sizes to 11/12 if kings are on the menu.

The sub-$100 large-arbor that earns its keep on trib rods.

7–8 wt, pre-spooled with 20 lb backing and floating line (list $119) — cast it the day it lands.

WF floating with a long head and rear taper — mends over seams at distance.

Long-head indicator line for trout, salmon, and steelhead rigs.

The switch-rod version — indicator work on an 11-footer.

Integrated switch head that turns over big flies, sink tips, and indicator rigs.

10 ft sinking tip, 85 ft — the affordable swing line in 5, 6, and 8 weights.

90 ft long-head floater, weights 7–10.

350–750 grain heads for sink tips and big flies on two-handers.

Short, powerful Skagit heads, 350–650 grain — turns over T-tips in tight quarters.

Floating Scandi body, 250–610 grain — the graceful swing for smaller water.

Integrated Skagit for lighter two-hand and trout-spey rods on small tribs.

20 lb and 30 lb, 100 and 250 yard spools — a steelhead will test every yard.

100% fluorocarbon — the clear-water edge; run 8–12 lb for steelhead, drop finer when it's gin.

Steelhead-specific fluoro leaders in 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 lb.

0X–7X fluoro — noted in FishUSA reviews for steelhead on smaller tributaries.

Three 30 m fluoro spools — 2X/3X/4X or 4X/5X/6X assortments.

9 ft and 12 ft nylon, 8–20 lb, single or 3-pack — the workhorse tapered leader.

9 ft nylon in 8–20 lb — strong butt turns over shot and an indicator.

Copolymer tippet spools — fresh tippet is the cheapest insurance on the creek.

30 m spools, 0X–6X — steelhead strengths live at 0X–3X (roughly 8–12 lb).

Single tapered Powerflex Plus leader — high-tenacity nylon for indicator rigs.

5, 8, and 10 ft polyleaders in multiple sink rates — swing depth without changing lines.

Holds up to 7 spools, mounts vertical or horizontal — fluoro stays organized, not buried.

The entry Simms — breathable stockingfoot that survives seasons of trib brush.

Budget breathable stockingfoot — the spare pair that keeps a trip alive.

Mid-budget breathable with tougher fabric for shale banks.

Modern fit, converted hand-warmer pocket — the value pick with Orvis support behind it.

Zip-front Freestone — in and out without the wrestling match.

Orvis's toughest wader — athletic fit, reinforced lower legs for shale and ice.

GORE-TEX guide waders — the pair guides live in from October to April.

The top of the Simms line — zip front, max durability, zero excuses.

OmniTrax interchangeable soles — felt, Kling-On, or studded Kling-On in the box options.

Lightweight Korkers with felt + Kling-On or Kling-On + studded sole pairs.

Rubber lugged or 12 mm felt sole — pairs with the Tributary waders.

BOA-fit support boot with swappable soles — ankle insurance on slick shale.

Vibram rubber or 12 mm felt — the current Freestone boot.

Maximum support: felt & Vibram or Vibram & studded Vibram sole sets.

Mesh-lined ripstop vest with a molded fly-box pocket — the classic trib carry.

Mesh vest, 8 pockets — breathes in September, layers in January.

Low-profile vest, 11 pockets, Storm Gray — nothing to snag line on.

Lightweight technical vest in S/M and L/XL — built for long walks between holes.

Vest front + 15 L rear pack with a 2 L hydration sleeve — the all-day Elk Creek rig.

5 L left-shoulder sling at 0.66 lb — the dawn-patrol minimum.

3 L — wears as chest, hip, or sling; Bug-Out Backpack compatible.

Water-resistant sling with a drop-tray front pocket for fast fly changes.

11 L sling with a Tippet Whippet station — left-shoulder design.

Chest pack that converts carry styles — everything in front, out of the cast's way.

5 L current-generation hip pack with a compression-molded toolbox front.

Converts sling (either shoulder) to hip pack — one pack, three carries.

12 L waterproof sling with a TRU Zip — FishUSA pitches it for steelhead wading, and it fits.

Water-resistant 25 L fishing backpack — hike-in water on upper Elk.

25 L, top + side entry, rod-tube holder — pairs with Orvis chest packs.

40 L extremely water-resistant roll top — boat and truck-bed proof.

Rod & reel travel case with a separate zippered 4-piece rod compartment, lockable zippers.

25 L waterproof backpack, TRU Zip, net sleeve — deep crossings welcome.

Waterproof roll-top guide backpack in 420D double ripstop.

Teak Brodin with a clear rubber bag — the pretty net that still lands fish.

21" x 24" hoop on a 48" handle, knotless mesh — reach for pier, wall, and boat landings.

25.5 in. total with a wide hoop — fewer refusals at the net from big fish.

Magnet release keeps the net behind you until the second you need it.

Silicone Tacky box at a budget price — a vest-pocket day's worth of eggs and nymphs.

Holds up to 336 flies, latchless magnetic closure — the full-season egg box.

Two-sided Tacky storage — eggs one side, streamers the other.

L holds 150 flies, XL holds 200 — lake-boat and truck-console storage.

Big streamer box — steelhead buggers and leeches ride without getting crushed.

Holds up to 20 articulated flies — the steelhead-specific intruder box.

Waterproof slit-foam, 8 rows per side — the precision Japanese box.

Premium silicone gel, 1/2 oz — keeps the dry-fly side of the box honest.

Powder floatant with a brush-in-cap applicator — revives soaked dries and CDC.

Desiccant beads, 2 oz — blue beads turn pink when spent.

Paste for flies, leader, and floating line — one tin covers all three.

24-pack adhesive foam pinch-ons — cheap, bright, replaceable.

Yarn-style indicator — lands soft on spooky, clear-water fish.

1/2 in. to 1 1/4 in. — the balloon bobber every trib angler knows.

XS–L screw-together indicators — no small parts to drop in the current.

Wool + tubing + tool — the stealth indicator system for gin-clear days.

Tin shot assortments (BB/1/4/6 and up) — the egg-fly depth dial.

Reusable tungsten putty — mold on exactly the weight the run needs, lead-free.

Surgical-steel nippers with an eye-cleaning needle — the vest essential.

Nipper plus knot tool in one — fewer gadgets hanging off the vest.

5.5 in. locking forceps — hook removal and barb pinching.

Tungsten-carbide blades that cut braid and 20 lb fluoro clean, every time.

Egg/scud-style wide gape — short shank, heavy wire.

The standard nymph shank for stones and pheasant tails.

The most steelhead-relevant Daiichi in the case — salmon/steelhead irons.

From $4.99 by pack size — the egg and stinger-hook route under beads and sacs.

Standard nymph hook, 36-pack — barbless-leaning design.

36-pack 3X-long heavy streamer/bugger hook, barbless.

IN USD at FishUSA — X-Small through 4X-Small. The float-rig swivel that stops leader twist and adds a clean shot stop.

10-pack, sizes 2–10 — size 10 (35 lb) is the steelhead float-rig size.

The original black power swivel, 10-pack — sizes 8–2 for heavier rigs (50-packs $15.99–$20.99).

#7–#12 micros — #12 for slip-float/egg-sinker rigs, #8 ≈ a #4 shot in weight.

50-pack, tapered both ends — the standard peg for TroutBeads in every size.

25-pack soft-rubber pegs, pointed both ends so each peg works twice, 4 colors.

BnR's stop system for its soft beads — Small for 8–10 mm, Large for 12–16 mm, 40-pack.

~1.5 in. pegs you trim to fit — 15 and 50 count options.

Dual-size dispensers (BB-1/BB-3, BB-2/BB-4) — the micro shot Erie float anglers swear by.

BB-1 0.35 g down to BB-4 0.13 g — BB-3/BB-4 are the tiny sizes a steelhead shot pattern is built from.

Full-range dispenser sets (AB/BB/1/4/6 and AAA/AB/BB/1/4/6/8) for a complete tapered pattern.

Super-soft shot that pinches on and off without nicking light fluoro.

Sizes 8 (0.07 g) to AAA (0.80 g) in 23 g and 100 g packs — bulk value for shot patterns.

Powder-painted heads on Gamakatsu hooks, 3-pack — 1/64 oz (#10), 1/32 and 1/16 oz (#6), plus 1/8 and 1/4.

Raven's steelhead jig at FishUSA — a tied bugger on a jig head, fished under a float.

Shad-dart heads in 6 colors — the other half of the Trout Magnet system.

1/64 oz on a size 10 2X Mustad UltraPoint, 5-pack — drops micro baits into the zone fast.

1/32 oz tungsten — twice the weight of a 1/64 lead head in the same profile, size 8 Mustad, 3-pack.

1/30–1/10 oz, 5-pack, welded wire keeper — rig Shad FryZ and micro swimbaits.

Full-swivel coiled bungee tool lanyards — hemostats stay attached and reachable, 2 per pack.

Paracord lanyard, 5 S-Biner points, tippet post — $49 loaded with nippers, holder, and fly box.

Dyneema cord, anodized hardware, adjustable 27–50 in. — tools ride where your hands fall.

Shock-cord necklace with tippet caddy, 2 retractors, floatant holder, and a waterproof fly box.

The loaded version — adds a nipper, 5 in. gold clamp, and hook file (sale price).

Half smooth / half striated jaw — hook removal, barb crushing, and closing shot in one tool.

5 in., half-serrated/half-smooth jaw with a hook-eye cleaner.

Straight or curved, smooth jaw with pin-in-shank — the premium creek forceps.

5.5 in. stainless, plasma-coated, locking handles.

Curved scissor clamp with an oversized finger loop — cut and clamp in one.

5.5 in. matte black, comfy grip, eye-cleaning needle, locking handles.

Carabiner loop, scissor jaw, eye needle — Loon-powered design.

6.25 in. with a carabiner finger loop and scissor jaw — the quick-draw upgrade.

1.75 oz moldable floating dough — worm and garlic scents; the stocked-trout staple that steelhead also eat.

The glitter version — flash plus scent for stained water.

Swirled-glitter moldable dough — Rainbow is the color that never leaves the vest.

Salmon-egg scent glitter dough (reg. $6.99) — sale price at Bass Pro.

Pre-formed nuggets — dough performance without the mess.

3 in. floating worm — FishUSA reviews cite the pink worm for Lake Erie trib steelhead.

Egg-plus-worm combo shape, 13-pack — two baits in one silhouette.

1 in. larvae imitation — deadly on a micro jig head under a float.

1.85 in. cross-tail micro bait, 12-pack — made for Trout Magnet jig heads.

The full Trout Magnet system in one kit — bodies plus shad-dart heads.

Neon bodies with black/gold/silver heads — the high-vis kit for colored water.

Built around Lit'l Hustler 1.5 in. tubes with 1/32 oz minnow-head jigs — the true micro tube kit.

2.25 in. segmented paddle-tail micro bait, 15-pack — shad profile for trib and lake fish.

Small paddle-tail in 27 colors — ElaZtech tough on a micro jig head.

2.8 in. 8-pack and up — Electric Shad, French Pearl, Sight Flash.

Large paddle-tail in HD shad colors — a lake and big-water steelhead profile.

3–5 in. in HD Emerald Shiner and Blacknose Shiner — the closest shiner match in the case.

Pre-rigged, internally weighted, holographic — cast it at the mouths and hang on.

The premium shad swimbait — sizes drive price (3.6 in. seen at $9.99 elsewhere).

The jig head Erie vertical jigging is built on — this listing is 1/4 oz Sunrise.

Keeled head falls fast to deep reef breaks — vertical and snap-jigging.

Marabou + Flashabou hair jig on a wide-gap Power Gap hook.

3-1/2 in. Super TPE worm made for walleye jigs, drop shot, and rigs, 5-pack.

Redesigned as a walleye jig worm — ribbon tail kicks even in cold water.

Ribbed paddle-tail on a jig head — the classic Erie jigging plastic.

The Erie blade standard — vertical jig it or cast it; size sets the price.

Three line-tie holes tune vibration and depth — a year-round walleye blade.

4-3/4 in., dives to ~27 ft — the #1 Erie trolling crank (customs $8.99–$13.99).

Same profile, ~12 ft — spring nights and shallow trolling.

Jointed rattle-and-roll trolling crank — extra wiggle for cold water.

Longer minnow profile for trolling spreads.

Suspending jerkbait — the Erie night shore-casting staple.

The deep version — trolling and casting to suspended fish.

5/8 oz, dives to 28 ft, hammered flash — the updated Erie deep-trolling classic.

Deep-Cup #3 Colorado blade, 40 in. 15 lb leader, two #4 red hooks, speed clevis.

Floating harness lifts the crawler over rocks and zebra mussels — 60 in. 17 lb leader.

Slow-thump Colorado blade for drifting and bottom-bouncer trolling.

The Indiana-blade version — more flash for clearer water.

The weight that runs every harness above just off bottom.

Balsa slip float in oval and pencil — suspended walleye over a minnow or leech.

40-pack fluorescent thread stops — the required companion to any slip-bobber rig.

MaxScent tube — FishUSA calls it a smallmouth bait; Texas, Carolina, or jig-head rigged.

The classic PowerBait tube — the budget alternative to MaxScent.

Coffee-scented 3.5 in. tube — Erie smallmouth eat it off the rocks.

Mustad UltraPoint 1/0 head for 1.75–2.75 in. finesse tubes — a Great Lakes brand for Great Lakes fish.

The core Ned bait — stands up and dares rock bass and smallies to ignore it.

The Ned head to pair with the TRD.

TRD, TicklerZ, CrawZ, and 1/10 + 1/6 oz ShroomZ heads — the whole rig in one kit.

Ribbed creature-profile Ned option when they want a bigger silhouette.

Erie staple — FishUSA's exclusive Becker's Magic Juice color is tied to Great Lakes smallmouth wins.

Finesse worm for drop shot and shaky head.

2.75/3.25 in. neutral-buoyancy minnow made for Great Lakes smallmouth (sale seen at $5.94).

SpinShot swivel hook — the bait spins free and line twist dies.

Tungsten, lead-free, line-pinch — 1/8 to 1/2 oz (listed as 'Drop Shop' on FishUSA).

Small paddletail for smallmouth — on a jig head or as a trailer.

The Vision 110 — FishUSA carries exclusive Great Lakes Perch colors.

The downsized 110, 3-7/8 in. — when spring fish want a smaller profile.

Size 90 at $12.99 (110/130 sizes $16.99) — the tail-spinning topwater Erie smallies crush at dawn.

4-1/2 in. walking bait — one deep knock calls them up.

3-1/8 in. popper — Presque Isle Bay summer mornings.

Tungsten glow jig, 1/64–1/16 oz — perch, panfish, and trout through Bay ice (sale seen $3.99–$4.39).

Fast-dropping tungsten — tip it with Maki plastics or waxies.

4–6 mm tungsten with a glow belly — the classic panfish/perch jig (sale seen $2.97).

7 mm / 9/64 oz — deeper-water tungsten for Bay perch.

Glow ball-head tungsten fly hybrid — subtle for pressured panfish.

$4.99 in 1/32–1/12 oz, $5.99 in 1/8–1/4, $6.49 in 3/8 — jig it for perch and steelhead.

The classic Erie jigging spoon — FishUSA's own Erie ice guide calls it a must-have.

Rattling glass spoon, singles and assorted packs (sale seen $7.03–$17.59).

Rattle spoon, 1/8–3/8 oz — call them in, then finesse them.

Wide-wobble UV/Ultra Glow spoon — perch, walleye, crappie.

Balanced jigging minnow in 35 colors — the Bay's walleye/perch search bait.

8-pack shrimp/bug imitator for tipping tungsten jigs (sale seen $3.99).

The original five-tentacle panfish plastic, 8-pack (sale seen $3.99).

The budget Polar — set a spread for steelhead and pike.

High-vis rail tip-up with a built-in ruler.

Insulated round tip-up that covers a 10 in. hole — no freeze-up.

Traditional wood rail — the tip-up your grandfather would recognize.

Premium Beaver Dam rail tip-up (category listing also showed a $51.99 sale).

Braided tip-up line, 15–50 lb options.

Hand auger under $90 — Bay ice rarely needs more.

4–8 in. options — the hand auger that cuts like a power unit.

The premium hand auger — one-piece cutting head, scary sharp.

Fresh blades make last year's auger cut like new.

Thermal hub in Cabin/Lodge/Resort sizes — the run-and-gun Bay shelter.

Insulated hub, 75 sq ft, 4–5 person, 80 in. tall — fish standing up.

Flip-over on a sled base — shelter, sled, and seat in one pull.

110 yd, 2–8 lb, Clear Steel / Solar — the core perch and panfish ice mono.

24 in. UL and L models — the entry combo for Bay perch and panfish.

The step-up 13 Fishing combo — 24 in. UL shown.

5 in. CHIRP sonar + flasher mode, GPS, GT8HW-IF transducer, case, battery and charger — find the perch schools before you drill.