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streamer fishing... from what I have noticed, it is fast becoming a lost art in most states for freshwater trout. Lately I have seen fewer and fewer of them in fly fishers boxes, even though I have caught some of my biggest trout on them. Does anybody that trout fishes still use streamers? Are they just plain old ones, or are they the classic streamer that is more complicated than anything else out there, and so artistic you hardly want to use it?
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I love streamers. They are easy to tie and effective.
I have noticed some of the uppity-up purist flyfishermen want to be so far distanced from the "lower class", maybe they feel that streamers are too similar to spinners or jigs. I love streamers, total freedom of speed.
The Mickey Finn is still one of my all time favorite spring fly's
i agree with you bigjake, the mickey finn is one of the best streamers of all time along with the grey ghost, at least in maine they are when fishing for trout and landlocked salmon.
Thanks Tking, smallmouth bass also really like a MickeyFinn tied Clouser style, especially in spring.The Grey Ghost is also a very effective Black or Spring Atlantic Salmon fly.Very popular with spring anglers on the lengendary Mirimichi River.
I'm 22 and I love using streamers.
I've used some of my own patterns and caught fish.
The one's that I tied aren't very good looking but they flash a lot and I think that's what gets the fishes attention.
i love using wooly buggers muddlers and any leech imitation:L)
Streamers still rock especially in the Western States. My dream is a two angler team, one that can row the boat effectively, and the other person chucking streamers off the banks. It is the best big trout tactic that I know of. A woolly Muddler is one of my favorites..It is a woolly bugger with a muddler head on it..pushes water on the strip, and lots of protein going through the water. But there are lots of good streamer patterns. Kelly Gallop of Madison River, Montana fame who has the Slide Inn, fly shop is a guru on streamer fishing.
There is a problem with streamers, and that can be castability. If you are casting a size #4, or #6 streamer that may have wt. added to it, or you are using a sink-tip line, you'd better be a decent caster that understands how to cast them, or you may be wearing them. I handed the streamer rod to my wife to cast, and grabbed the oars rowing her down the bank, and the first cast she made the streamer caught me with a splat...right in the throat. She no longer casts streamers near me. A dry fly she can present, and fish using a dry line.
Gotta report this one...yesterday (Mar. 24th) I fished the Main Snake River in Eastern Idaho, and caught 3 browns all over 20", the biggest one was 22" on a new streamer that Jason Borger tied on his sight, a hair wing streamer that looks like a sculpin...I used Red Fox hair...fun day.
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The Mickey Finn is still one of my all time favorite spring fly's
I love streamers. They are easy to tie and effective.
I have noticed some of the uppity-up purist flyfishermen want to be so far distanced from the "lower class", maybe they feel that streamers are too similar to spinners or jigs. I love streamers, total freedom of speed.
i agree with you bigjake, the mickey finn is one of the best streamers of all time along with the grey ghost, at least in maine they are when fishing for trout and landlocked salmon.
Thanks Tking, smallmouth bass also really like a MickeyFinn tied Clouser style, especially in spring.The Grey Ghost is also a very effective Black or Spring Atlantic Salmon fly.Very popular with spring anglers on the lengendary Mirimichi River.
I'm 22 and I love using streamers.
I've used some of my own patterns and caught fish.
The one's that I tied aren't very good looking but they flash a lot and I think that's what gets the fishes attention.
i love using wooly buggers muddlers and any leech imitation:L)
Streamers still rock especially in the Western States. My dream is a two angler team, one that can row the boat effectively, and the other person chucking streamers off the banks. It is the best big trout tactic that I know of. A woolly Muddler is one of my favorites..It is a woolly bugger with a muddler head on it..pushes water on the strip, and lots of protein going through the water. But there are lots of good streamer patterns. Kelly Gallop of Madison River, Montana fame who has the Slide Inn, fly shop is a guru on streamer fishing.
There is a problem with streamers, and that can be castability. If you are casting a size #4, or #6 streamer that may have wt. added to it, or you are using a sink-tip line, you'd better be a decent caster that understands how to cast them, or you may be wearing them. I handed the streamer rod to my wife to cast, and grabbed the oars rowing her down the bank, and the first cast she made the streamer caught me with a splat...right in the throat. She no longer casts streamers near me. A dry fly she can present, and fish using a dry line.
Gotta report this one...yesterday (Mar. 24th) I fished the Main Snake River in Eastern Idaho, and caught 3 browns all over 20", the biggest one was 22" on a new streamer that Jason Borger tied on his sight, a hair wing streamer that looks like a sculpin...I used Red Fox hair...fun day.
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