This episode of the Far Bank Fly Fishing School series focuses on streamer fishing for the river trout fly angler. Fishing streamers for trout is an utter drug for many anglers as the eats are hard, the fish are aggressive and generally speaking the average size of trout caught is bigger than most other fly fishing techniques.
Whether you're a first-time streamer junkie fly fisher, have been struggling to get eats when stripping a streamer, or just need a few more tips on how to catch more, and bigger trout, this episode is for you.
In this episode we talk about what a streamer is, look at when and why you would fish a streamer, discuss the best gear for streamer fishing, look at some great streamer rigs, discuss how to read the water and determine where trout are, learn the key streamer retrieves, look at the most effective streamer fishing techniques, and finish with an overview of how to fish a streamer out of a drift boat.
At the end of this episode you will have learned all you need to become a highly successful streamer angler, gained an understanding of exactly when and where to fish streamers, and know how to set up your gear to maximize your time on the water.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:51 CH1 - What is a streamer
03:07 CH2 - When to fish a streamer
04:49 CH3 – What gear do you need
07:57 CH4 - Great streamer rigs
13:06 CH5 - Reading the water - where to fish a streamer
15:44 CH6 - Streamer retrieves
19:14 CH7 - Regular streamer techniques
25:01 CH8 - Fishing a streamer upstream
28:59 CH9 - Fishing streamers out of a drift boat
