Tag Archives: streamer fishing
Sunday Classic / Streamers Aren’t Just For Big Water
Fly fishing to picky educated trout that get pounded daily by fly anglers, can get many of us flustered at times. It's easy to find ourselves following everyone else's lead on the water when it comes to pattern choice. Blue ribbon trout streams in Colorado come...
Fishing the Fall, What You Should Know About Sinking Fly Lines
By Garner Reid A GOOD PORTION OF MY FLY FISHING INVOLVES THROWING SOME SORT OF A SINKING FLY LINE. Realistically, half of my time on the water involves streamers and sinking lines at least for some part of the day. If I am not out on the...
Trout Streamers And The Problem With Pushing Water
THAT FLY PUSHES A LOT OF WATER, BUT DOES IT CATCH A LOT OF FISH? Like most human endeavors, fly fishing is subject to fads. One of the latest fads in the sport is flies designed to push water. Largely fueled by the increased popularity of...
Fishing Streamers Is Still All About Presentation
STREAMER JUNKIES, AND I INCLUDE MYSELF, GET A BAD RAP FROM THE DRY FLY CROWD. In some places they even go so far as to call them lures, rather than streamers. The dyed-in-the-wool purest would portray those of us with the nerve to fish a four-...
Swinging Streamers on Big Water
Most streamer fisherman out there would agree that pounding the river banks with a streamer will catch trout just about anywhere. If you're willing to put in the time and hard work eventually you'll be rewarded with a big fish. During high water flows on...