The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
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Medium - 7-10 Min
Coldwater, Warmwater
As with most streamers, you can tie this in any colorway imaginable. This is also a streamer that can be fun to change out some of the synthetic materials to get some great flash and movement. Try switching up the chenille for longer fibered chenille like polar flash, or aqua veil chenille to get some more flash and movement from the longer fibers. For a larger streamer, upsize the shank and use rabbit zonkers to fill.
This is a great swing variation of a basic pine squirrel leech. The smaller size allows this fly to be fished in a variety of water types for many different fish, including salmon and steelhead. This fly can also be fished like a regular streamer with a strip retrieve and be deadly for warm water fish as well.
Fish this fly with a standard swing style approach by casting across and down at a 45 degree angle against the bank. If fishing across multiple currents, it may help to thrown an upstream mend to ensure the fly stays in the zone for as long as possible. If fishing this like a standard streamer, a standard strip retrieve will work. Slow it down in colder water temperatures, and speed it back up when the water gets warmer.
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