The patterns and techniques presented here are all compatible with a 9-foot, 5- or 6-weight fly rod and reel, which are standard sizes for most trout pursuits.If you already fish dry flies and ...

This week we have a special episode for you on how to fish from shore for trout using streamer flies and roe bags. Ivo and Phil take you to the cold shoreline and show you great tips on how to catch ...

Streamer fishing is the realm of the six-weight fly rod at minimum. Streamers require more backbone to turn over heavy fly lines and weighted flies. My personal streamer rod is seven-weight with a ...

Fly anglers in the know reach for their box of streamer flies. Less food, increasing hunger and spawning urges all combine to create the best opportunity to land multiple large fish in one outing. It ...

To get depth, I always fish my streamers on a sinking fly line; 3 inches per second or 7 inches per second usually work. If you are not experienced with fishing sinking lines, I think a 3-ips line ...

The classic of these would have to be the Colonel Bates streamer, which I would regard as her second most popular pattern. Robert Bates Jr. was a personal friend.

Reaction Strikes. Sometimes, swinging a streamer will provoke a strike from a fish that wasn’t even focused on feeding. Brown trout are highly territorial – if you swing a large fly through ...

What Fly-Fishing Gear Do I Need for Streamer Fishing? The patterns and techniques presented here are all compatible with a 9-foot, 5- or 6-weight fly rod and reel , which are standard sizes for ...