Streamer Fishing Fly Patterns
Streamers are Wet Fishing Flies that imitate injured
baitfish that trout and other larger fish eat. Most Streamers are larger than
other fishing flies making them easier to see by fish that are looking for their
next meal.
| Streamers can be fished in any body of water. If you are fishing
running water in streams, creeks, or rivers, cast the streamer into the stream, or river
and let it sit in the current.
The current will give it action attracting any
nearby fish. If fishing in a pond or lake, troll the streamer behind the boat,
or float tube, letting the movement of the watercraft give the streamer action.
Streamers have
been used for fishing in the UK for more
than 200 years.
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In the old days anglers that fished with streamers were known as
streamer fishermen and not fly fishermen. The distinction was made that
streamers imitated bait fish and not an insect.
Streamers are made traditionally
from larger feathers of different birds and in the US were mostly tied in the
East. Buck tails are tied from the hair from the tail of a deer. These flies are
said to be originally tied and used in the West of the US.
Sculpin Fishing Flies
imitate the sculpin fish that live in
our ponds and lakes. There are over 300 species of sculpins, most of which live
in salt water or stagnant lakes and ponds. They range all over North America,
and into Russia and are one of the favorite foods of the Char family and of
Burbot or fresh water Ling.
Some of the Streamer, Bucktail and Sculpin Fishing Fly
Patterns include;
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