I've had bull trout eat it and I've even caught brook trout on it." The excitement of having a big fish hammer a streamer fly can't be beat, as far as McGinnis is concerned.

In streamer fishing, however, this move will cost you a lot of fish. Quite often, a trout is still moving toward you after it eats your streamer, so a lifting set will just pull the fly right out ...

The strips or short pulls on the fly line give the streamer the illusion that it is an injured or confused fish — perfect for a hungry trout to pounce on. A standard strip is about a three inch pull ...

When I arrived at the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, my heart sank. I had expected clear green, inviting waters with hungry smallmouths waiting to nab surface poppers. Instead, ...

First published in 1982 and reprinted in 2011, the book is a treasure chest of the history of streamer flies, fishing tactics for streamers and fly patterns for streamers. It’s available at some ...

FLY FISHING – Montana fly fishing expert Kelly Galloup will present a free program on fishing streamer patterns, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, St. Francis School, 1104 W. Heroy, sponsored by the ...

Fall in the mountains means a drop in temperature, changing of the colors in the trees, the anticipation of snow and fishing with streamers for hungry trout. Streamer fishing this time of year can be ...

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 ...

The baby gonga is a smaller version of the gonga, an articulated trout crusher. This fly was developed by Front Range fly-tying legend Charlie Craven and is one of my favorite streamers. It has a ...