Streamer fishing question

[bigfly]

Like Jason said with the lower water conditions, a sinking leader on a floater is a good approach.
I use the 3IPS for pounding the banks....If it is a deeper section I'll go to 7IPS....
If it's deep and faster, I'll go with the faster sink leader, and a weighted fly.
I've seen 1x leader sheared off by fish here.....
Mostly too much debris to swing a full sink line. But there are a few places that you could.
Shop carefully or you can lose a line.....
Like matching the hatch with bugs, it's nice to come close on streamer choice.
Find some fry and come close......size/coloration...
Skulpin are a good pattern, as well as baby browns and bows..
The best advise I can share.....is to strip set, not rod set...rod set and you just take the offering too far away for them to chase.
Let them eat it......
I enjoy my switch rod to talk with Mr. Bubbles...

Jim

[WinterrunRon]

Ditto this suggestion. However, I personally use an Airflo skagit SWITCH on a Sage 5110, it's 360 grains, something like 18ft head and will toss anyting you tie with little effort.

The Wulff Ambush line should be a consideration here. Available as full line and/or head.
Kiene carries them.

[Mark Kranhold]

Here is some more info on streamer fishing from Kelly Galloup
http://midcurrent.us4.list-manage1.c...0&e=9141194138

[Larry S]

More streamer info from "midcurrent"
http://midcurrent.com/experts/gettin...00e4a-18952373

That link is about as long as some of my leaders!
Best,
Larry S

[retroglass]

One of the best pattern is a Speckled Dace Pattern By Randy Johnson called the Snork Tailed Streamer. Fished dead drift and across.
Many big fish have come off that pattern in the Truckee . Fly Caster's fish can't resist it.

[bigfly]

Casters are like little children you take candy from......
Fish that can be caught by accident, won't make you raise your game.....
That's what the rest of the Truckee can do.
Streamer fishing is the way to get into fish that can spank you hard, not just wiggle a little and swim into the net.
A guide buddy landed his first 30" Brown on a streamer yesterday......forget getting that in your cute little net....

Jim

[EricO]

"forget getting that in your cute little net...."

LOL! That's funny Jim.

EO

[bigfly]

I started out here with a nice teardrop net.....think brookie/golden.....
Now when the game is afoot, I think boat net...
I've said before, it's not the fish you have caught here......
But the one you cccould cccatch.........
I hope it works out for you Scott........
..btw.....my best tip....after watching many streamer close encounters with fish of dreams (including today)
....Strip-set...!
Rod setting is for dries......maybe..

Jim

[PMD]

Hit the Truckee yesterday. Put the bobber rig down, fished a streamer and finally connected on the swing. That's the REAL DEAL! A sexy 20" bow (was hoping it was my first sizable brown, but that will come another day). I used a 5' piece of an old full sinking line that I cut down and saved various lengths. I attached it loop to loop to my floating line.

[JasonB]

Gotta love those big fish on streamers! Seriously, just the hard grab that comes out of nowhere does it for me. One good one makes my whole day! One big problem with streamer fishing to me though: it's ruined me for life!
JB