Fishing knots for steelhead fishing

Backing to fly reel

Backing to fly line

Fly line to leader

Leader to tippet

Tippet to fly

Clinch knot

Duncan loop

Surgeon's knot

Blood knot

Nail (tube) knot - use this to tie 6-8" butt section.

Perfection loop - Option A: use to tie loop in above butt section

Surgeon's loop - Option B: use to tie loop in above butt section

Loop-to-loop - use to connect mono loop to leader

Nail knot

Albright knot

Nail (tube) knot

Arbor knot

Tippet to fly

Selecting the right knot can be the key to your success. Here are some basic tips when tying your knots.

1. Lubrication, lubrication, lubrication. before you pull your knots
        tight lube them up with mother's cleaner - saliva. This will help
              decrease excessive heat from friction that may occur while
                 tighten your knots.

3. Trim your knots neat and close. This will prevent a great deal of headaches and will help improve your fly's presentation.

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