Trey Combs Essays

This page brings together the written work. Use RECENT to see the latest additions across the site, ESSAYS for chapters, excerpts, and long-form writing, FLIES for the fly pattern dictionary, and ARCHIVE for images, plates, and historical material.

Bluewater Fly Fishing, By Trey Combs (1996)
Dorado - Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Steelhead Fly Fishing, By Trey Combs (1991)
Steelhead
Holding Water
Presentation

The Salmon Fly, By George Kelson (1895), A Synthesis of a Classic
Ch 1 – System vs Chance
Ch 2 – Structure, Classification, and Function

Rivers
Hoh River Steelhead: A 30-Year Look at Change
Learn The Run
Quinault River Steelhead: Now & Then
Thompson River Steelhead — The River (Pt. 1)
Thompson River Steelhead — The Fisheries (Pt. 2)
Thompson River Steelhead — The Ocean Migration (Pt. 3)

Essays
Bluewater Flies: Sea Habit Deceivers
Fishing With Masa
Harry Lemire’s Caddis Steelhead Flies
Perfect Couple
The Micro Sunray
Trey Combs’ SteelFlash Flies

Fly Dressers & Anglers
Dave McNeese
John Benn – Father of Steelhead
Ralph Wahl’s March Madness
The Fly Dresser - Will Bush