Excellent post. Great information.
Tom
On Nov 30, 2006, at 2:03 PM, Neal Patrick Eller wrote:
I love streamer fishing, it almost tops dry flies for me. Fish
chasing down and KILLING the fly, how much better can it get. I
fish mainly for Trout, living in Montana, but streamer fishing is
an important skill to master for pretty much all species. There are
so many different ways to fish streamers it is hard to say which
would be the best. Most books touting streamer techniques only
demonstrate one or two techniques. I enjoyed Modern Streamer
Tactics for Trophy Trout, it is a good read, but I fish streamers
on floating lines almost exclusively and I like to actively pursue
the fish.
The number one thing that turns people off of streamer fishing is
that they don't think they are doing it right, or they "can't"
catch fish with them. The best way to build confidence throwing
streamers for trout/smallmouth in a river setting is to start by
dead drifting a streamer just like you would a nymph. After
drifting the streamer through a slot/hole, strip the streamer up to
your feet then cast again. You will catch fish both ways. Then,
after gaining some confidence, start "twitching" the flies along
with the dead drift, then let the streamer Swim at the end of the
run, finish by stripping the bug back to you. Next start throwing
your flies to the head of a hole or up and across and actively
strip the fly across the hole/riffle. You will catch fish doing
this. You can also cast down and across and let the bug swing
across the river while stripping. I believe that the old quarter
down and swing with no strip method is probably the least effective
method for fishing for trout with streamers. Fishing from a boat
for big browns entails throwing big bugs and landing them at the
shores edge, then stripping them off the shore to lure that 5 lb.
brown to your streamer, so accuracy is important. The streamer is
designed to look like a small fish, crawfish or large nymph, so
fish it like it is alive, throw it behind rocks, around tree balls,
under banks, basically anywhere you think that a trout may live and
let it twitch. Most of all, don't give up, catching a fish on a
streamer is one of the most rewarding ways of taking trout.
>>> "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/30/2006 1:36 PM >>>
Mike,
There are many on this list that can help you with specifics, say
tailwater streamer tactics, but we must know the type of water you
want to fish and the target fish- species and size.
Then, there's conventional wisdom (books) vs. unconventional
wisdom. An oversized streamer with a small trailer hook catches a
lot of fish in certain situations.
DonO
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Bliss
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 12:46 PM
Subject: [VFB] Streamer fishing
List:
I consider myself an above average nymph fisherman, adequate dry
fly fisherman and I stink as a streamer fisherman. I have a goal
this year to raise that aspect of my flyfishing. Can any of you
recommend an excellent book on the subject where I can at least get
the concepts more clear in my mind? Thanks.
Mike
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