Rio Ambassador Series - Gary Struznik Skagit Timberline Fly Line

Powerful compact Skagit head designed for loading, firing, and accurately fishing heavier rigs across ever-changing steelheading conditions.

• Compact 18-foot head generates close-range to far-reaching power, even in tight-cover casting scenarios.
• Rear-loaded, progressively tapering design handles the heaviest T-tips with ease.
• Select grain weights are synced for shorter two-handed rods in the 11- to 13-foot range.

The Skagit Timberline is an 18-foot shooting head that brings effortless performance to your coastal steelhead program. The compact design makes shorter two-handed rods sing when casting space is limited. Because of its heavily rear-loaded and progressively tapering design, it easily handles the heaviest T-tips, while still delivering a full range of marabous and modern steelhead flies with controlled loop precision.

“Guiding on Washington's Olympic Peninsula is a game of overcoming obstacles. Weather being the obvious one. But focusing on what we can control is why we designed this head. For my style of fishing, it's the perfect mix, a compact Skagit that lends itself to larger grain weights more suitable for heavier rods – without sacrificing feel.”
— Gray Struznik, OP Fly Fishing, WA