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    • May 8, 2021 at 1:10 pm #21784
      DanStag
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      One of the best things about FATC (besides the people) is the wealth of trout fishing knowledge and experience that exists in our Fellowship.
      I’ve fished a few years now, but have never really mastered streamer fishing. I’d like to add it to my bag of tricks.
      What flies (and sizes) seem to work best?
      Which are effective techniques and variations that a guy should try ?
      What conditions would a guy look for that might indicate trying a streamer ?
      Is there any particular type of water that works best ?

      Any help from experienced streamer fishermen would be appreciated!

    • May 10, 2021 at 2:09 pm #21785
      engermike
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      The most productive streamer for me has been a variation of the wooly bugger in olive, sizes 6 to 10, I tie it on a jig hook with a black nickel bead and use Hareline Krystal Hackle instead of chenille and chicken hackle.  I think is suggests a sculpin so I try to strip it across the bottom.  I have had luck drifting it.   I once had a guide wading at Table Rock dam and he had us stripping (slowly) a very simple dumbell eye, grey zonker that worked all day.  I fish it with a 5 or 6 wt rod. Lately I’ve had success with a marabou jig sizes 8-12 in black over charteuse and a charteuse bead fished the way I fish the bugger.  Clousers, sculpins, leeches (Mayer’s mini jig leech) and muddlers are all good streamer patterns.  I seem to get a lot of takes on the dangle so I am not too quick to pick up my drift to recast.

      The big stuff (articulated streamers that Alex Lafkas and Kelly Galloup are known for) is another thing.

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