Streamer flies can mimic a variety of forage, but none is more common than baitfish. Unlike dry flies that match floating insects, and nymphs that look like aquatic insects in their larval stages, ...

Streamer fishing has a special place in the hearts and minds of many guides and seasoned anglers. There are also countless anglers that just don’t understand the enjoyment and pleasure of throwing ...

Autumn is time for fly fishing with streamers on the Colorado River. Big and gaudy flies are guaranteed to move some fish. Color is a factor to trigger the aggressive reactions that make fly fishing ...

When the weather and water temps start dropping, most trout anglers break out the tiny flies. Fishing midges deep in the water column is a great way to catch trout in the colder months, but it’s not ...

A little over a week ago, I conducted the presentation “Throwing Large Streamers For Trophy Trout” at Fish 307 in Lake George. This was an in-person, seminar-style class. However, after a handful of ...

It made no sense. It was midsummer in the Northern Rockies, and the water was so clear you had to blink twice to convince yourself that there was any in the river bed at all. The stream-side brush was ...

Fly Fishing With Big Streamers For Big Smallies During this time of the season, my favorite and most productive ways to catch large smallies are by throwing big streamers. But that by itself is not ...

Seasonal changes also play a role in determining which method is more effective. During colder months, when trout are less active and tend to hug the bottom of the water column, nymphing with a fly ...

From trolling spinners for weed walleye, to swinging streamers for big browns, to frog fishing for summer bass, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on ...

Lisa Bellue of Flies and Guides with a streamer-caught White River brown trout. Submitted photo Fly fishing in winter isn’t top of mind for most outdoors enthusiasts, but this time of year can be ...

Jim Stein isn’t going for subtlety when he ties a streamer. He whips thread and chenille across the hook with protruding feathers and furtive rubber legs, securing everything with wire. What begins as ...

Brown trout are famous for their aggression towards streamers, and much of that comes in the fall. They’re spawning right now – which means they’re territorial, fired up, and ready to chase anything ...