I do not (yet) throw large, articulated streamers. I do not (yet) fish only streamers on any given outing. I do not (yet) own a streamer rod. But, I throw streamers both for fun and when I think they’ll work. I’ve done it on winter days and on summer days. I’ve done it at deep
Category: Streamers
At the Vise: Soft-Hackle Streamers
As a complete fly-fishing rookie, I fished the Trophy Stretch in Pittsburg, NH, and landed a huge broodstock brook trout. Talk about beginner’s luck! The fly? A Jack Gartside-style soft-hackle streamer bought at a fly shop. Recently, I read Dave Hughes’ excellent book Wet Flies, about which Joe Drake had written and one which I
My 2018 New Kit in Review: Divergent Streamer Rigs and the Life Aquatic Hats
I know BlogFlyFish does a gift guide, but I also wanted to throw down some opinions on great gear that I have started using this year so that we can keep the gift ideas rolling and the donations to this year’s non-profit beneficiaries (50/50 to Casting for Recovery and Project Healing Waters) increasing. THE STREAMER RIG
For High Water: George Daniel’s ‘Bunker Buster’
With more rain coming this weekend, I think we have two options: stand down or embrace the elements and fish. If you choose the latter, my two cents is that the new conditions will force us to fish out of our comfort zones, and that can be immensely rewarding. One pattern to consider for current