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Continuing our series on streamers…..
One of my fishing buddies just starting out argued that “a streamer is a streamer is a streamer….” - funny thing - he didn’t like to fish streamers and didn’t do very well with them. As you know - all streamers are not alike, and it’s worthwhile to think a bit […]
Continuing our series on streamers…..
While not immediately applicable in Yellowstone proper as of course there’s no drift boat fishing in the Park, we’re assuming that most if not all of those who fish Yellowstone fish in other places too, and (hopefully) that you fish out of a drift boat or raft at least some of […]
Continuing our series on streamers…..
Finally, what’s the best way to get a great streamer drift along structure or an undercut bank? Seems like I’m always directly across from the bank or structure I want to swim my streamer by.
The key is obviously to get the fly to swim along the bank instead casting directly across […]
Continuing our series on streamers…..
What about a big, deep pool - what’s your best approach?
Try casting upstream and retrieving the fly back downstream to you. The key - swimming the fly faster than the current with strips, flips, and flicks - your fly should be surging ahead and then diving back toward the bottom when […]
Continuing our series on streamers…..
Yesterday we talked about the absolute key of giving your target fish the very best view of your streamer you can, a broadside view, for the longest period of time possible.
Maximizing the broadside view of streamer is really pretty easy - it requires a series of simple mends through the entire […]
Continuing our series on streamers…..
When fishing a streamer, there is another simple concept you must understand - the key issue of what does your streamer look like in the water?
This concept is tied into the ability to think like a fish that we talked about yesterday. Yesterday you were the baitfish, today - you’re a […]
Continuing our series on streamers…..
One of the keys to fishing a streamer is this - the fish we’re after, the predators at the top of the food chain, are used to seeing smaller fish fleeing away from them.
That translates into a simple on the river fact - you simply must not cast the fly and […]
Continuing our series on streamers…..
Bottom line - streamers are flies that are thought to represent sculpins or bait fish, minnows, crayfish, leeches, and other food or irritants to trout (and other species too). These critters share several common featues - probably the most important is their ability to swim through the water column.
As noted above […]
Fall in Yellowstone means big fish on the move - ask any dedicated Yellowstone fly fisherman and they’ll tell you they’re thinking of big browns on the Madison, Gardner, Yellowstone, and Lewis to name a few.
I cut my fly fishing teeth hanging out with guys who loved to fish dry flies and nymph - they […]
We know that an old fashioned Marabou Muddler isn’t as sexy as some of the newer streamers, but it still catches fish, lots of fish. We were out throwing some today on the lower Madison and did quite well early in the day.
We’re just putting the finishing touches on a streamer series to help you […]
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