Steak Drake

Cheech - June 2021

This fly almost wasn't a fly at all.  Back in the day, I had a cool series of stoneflies that were similar in shape to this bug, and when I submitted this bug to the manufacturer I used to work with I got a big fat denial (It wasn't with Fulling Mill.)  Anyhoo...  I kind of forgot about the Steak Drake for about 10 years until I opened up this awesome C&F extended body tool, and I went nuts on them as soon as I saw what this tool could do.  I've fished this pattern recently, and I have been really really happy with how it floats and how receptive the fish are to it.  Just make sure not to skip the glue over the body if you want it to stay together.  Check the video for all the rest of the tips for this bug!

Material List
  • Hook: Fulling Mill 35065 Czech Nymph, Barbless - 10
  • Thread: Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0 - Fl. Yellow
  • Thread: Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0 - Pale Olive
  • Tail: Mayfly Tails - Black
  • Body: Wapsi Super Fine Dry Fly Dubbing - Olive
  • Body: River Road Speckled Foam - Medium Dun
  • Wing: Nature's Spirit CDC - Medium Dun
  • Head: Wapsi Premo Deer Hair Strips - Olive
  • Head Alternate: Premo Deer Hair Strips - Olive
  • Head Alternate: Nature's Spirit All-Purpose Deer Hair - Olive
  • Head Alternate: Nature's Spirit Spinning Deer Hair - Olive
  • Glue: Loon Water Based Head Cement System
  • Glue : Fly Tyer's Z-Ment
  • Indicator: EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers - UV Orange
  • Extended Body Tool: C&F Designs Extended Body Tool
  • Extended Body Tool (Alt): Stonfo Detached Body Tools
  • Extended Body Glue (Alt): TroutHunter Superior Water Based Head Cement
  • Materials & Alternate Materials Listed Below
    UTC Ultrathread 70 Denier
    UTC Ultrathread 70 Denier

    UTC Ultrathread 70 Denier

    $2.49
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge
    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge

    8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge

    $3.50
    Nature's Spirit CDC
    Nature's Spirit CDC
    Nature's Spirit CDC

    Nature's Spirit CDC

    $3.99
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers
    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers

    EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers

    $10.99
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0

    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0

    $3.50
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread

    Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread

    $3.49
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0
    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0

    Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 8/0

    $3.50
    Wapsi Super Fine Dry Fly Dubbing
    Wapsi Super Fine Dry Fly Dubbing

    Wapsi Super Fine Dry Fly Dubbing

    $2.25
    Fly Tyer's Z-Ment
    Fly Tyer's Z-Ment

    Fly Tyer's Z-Ment

    $7.95
    Mayfly Tails
    Mayfly Tails
    Mayfly Tails
    Mayfly Tails

    Mayfly Tails

    $3.25
    Loon Water Based Head Cement System
    Loon Water Based Head Cement System

    Loon Water Based Head Cement System

    $8.50
    Whiting Coq De Leon Euro Nymph Tailing Pack
    Whiting Coq De Leon Euro Nymph Tailing Pack
    Whiting Coq De Leon Euro Nymph Tailing Pack
    Whiting Coq De Leon Euro Nymph Tailing Pack
    Whiting Coq De Leon Euro Nymph Tailing Pack
    Whiting Coq De Leon Euro Nymph Tailing Pack
    Whiting Coq De Leon Euro Nymph Tailing Pack
    Whiting Coq De Leon Euro Nymph Tailing Pack

    Whiting Coq De Leon Euro Nymph Tailing Pack

    $14.99
    Wapsi Premo Deer Hair Strips
    Wapsi Premo Deer Hair Strips

    Wapsi Premo Deer Hair Strips

    $14.99
    Nature's Spirit CDC Tufts
    Nature's Spirit CDC Tufts
    Nature's Spirit CDC Tufts
    Nature's Spirit CDC Tufts

    Nature's Spirit CDC Tufts

    $3.99
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing
    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing

    TroutHunter CDC Dubbing

    $4.00
    Fulling Mill 5065 Czech Nymph, Barbless
    Fulling Mill 5065 Czech Nymph, Barbless

    Fulling Mill 5065 Czech Nymph, Barbless

    $13.25
    Hanak H 300 BL Original Czech Nymph Hook
    Hanak H 300 BL Original Czech Nymph Hook

    Hanak H 300 BL Original Czech Nymph Hook

    $8.95
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade
    Swiss CDC Standard Grade

    Swiss CDC Standard Grade

    $10.99