From our Friends at Flylab: Ten Hidden Truths About Streamers for Trout
When trying to find places to go fly fishing near you, you need to factor in the method you want to use to pursue the fish. Fall is known as the season of the streamer and with crisp and cool mornings of fall, the days are filled with prospect of finding a trophy-sized fish, fall is indeed a good time of year to throw the big flies.
From our friends at the Flylab, here are some tips to help you get more out of your streamer fishing.
From the article:
The Ten Hidden Truths About Streamers for Trout
It’s that time of year again when the nights get cooler, the daylight shorter, the bugs smaller and the largest fish in the river start prowling for streamers to pack on weight for the fall spawn and winter. There’s no shortage of angling advice from the sport’s professionals and shop owners (everyone has an opinion and a lot of it is great), but here are a few hidden truths…
1. They are the one type of fly that actually elicits a predatory response from trout–sipping midges is not predatory. So, prepare your knots, leader connections and hook points accordingly.
2. They are as close to a Panther Martin or Mepps Spinner as you can get, and still consider yourself to be fly fishing.
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