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STREAMER FLY PATTERNS STREAMERS STREAMERS CONT' SPECIAL STREAMERS Black Nose Dace Brook Trout Black Marabou Crystal Bugger Olive Crystal Bugger Black Dark Spruce Egg Sucking Leech Black Egg Sucking Leech Hot Purple Grey Ghost Ghost Black Golden Shiner Hornberg Rainbow Epoxy Fly Brown Trout Epoxy Fly Leech Black Leech Olive Little Brook Trout Little Brown Trout Marabou Leech Olive Marabou Leech Black Marabou Leech Brown Marabou White Matuka Black Matuka Grizzly Matuka Spruce Matuka Olive Mickey Finn Shad Minnow Epoxy Fly Pass Lake Special Royal Coachman Spruce Light Spruce Yellow Marabou Silver Darter Wooly Bugger Brown Wooly Bugger Black Wooly Bugger Olive Wooly Bugger Black/Olive Wooly Bugger Purple Wooly Bugger White Egg Sperm Marabou Bow River Bugger Olive Body Matuka Sculpin Black Matuka Sculpin Brown Matuka Sculpin Olive Zonker Black Zonker Brown Zonker Natural/Pearl Zonker Olive Zonker White/Pearl About the Streamer Fly   Author: Unknown STREAMER FLIES Streamers are usually tied on long-shanked hooks. They may be tied as imitations of local small minnow like baitfish or as vivid colorful 'attractors' that suggest something alive, edible or a threat. The attractors often will stimulate a predatory fish's aggression. They are generally heavier than nymphs, and the wind resistance can vary depending on the particular fly design and hook size. Historically, the popularity of feather-winged streamers took root on the American east coast, while buck tail hair winged streamers were popular on the west coast. It is difficult to give credit to any one person or country for the development of streamer flies. Britain fishermen were using the design over 200 years ago. Dry fly fishing was the most accepted form of fly fishing at the time and very little recognition was given to the designers of streamer flies. Fly fishing was a sport for 'gentlemen'. Streamers, wet flies and nymphs were not considered a "gentleman's tactic" for catching fish. Anyone that used them was a "streamer fisherman" and not a "fly fisherman". Over time, these socially oriented views changed. The people lower down the social scale used what ever fly caught fish and eventually immigrated to North America. They took their knowledge of streamer patterns with them. The word 'Streamer' originally was interpreted as "a feather winged pattern". In the 1930's buck tail hair wing variations were introduced. The buck tail streamer fly wings were made of hair instead of feathers. Small fish compared with tiny insects and crustaceans can oppose the current. Being strong swimmers, they will often dare to enter more open and rapid water. Therefore, fly fisherman can fish his flies almost anywhere he likes: up or down or across the stream, either fast or slow. The fly will be equally effective in all cases, and you need not worry about whether the fly will drag. Large fish will often favor eating young fish instead of insects making streamer patterns a rule for consistently catching lunkers. Fishing the Streamer: Initially try a freely drifting streamer. If this does not invoke a strike, try taking home the line very quickly. Make your streamer look like a darting forage fish. Trout are aggressive fish that defend their area in the stream. They can be aggressive all year round, but this behavior becomes even more apparent as the spawning season approaches defending their territory against any intruder. The fly fisherman can take advantage of this time of the year by dragging a big colorful buck tail streamer through the spawn area. Favorite Streamer Patterns: Grey Ghost - Black Ghost - Mickey Finn - Wooly Bugger - Epoxy Minnow Flies