Why white now?

There's nothing particularly special about the following streamer, except that it's largely white. And it does ride with the hook up, somewhat like a Croppie Jig. And white seems to be what's working now, during late fall on Montana Rivers. I fished sculpins and black leeches for several hours last Friday, on the Missouri, while only catching a few fish--while my buddy knocked'em silly with a white flyrod jig. He gave me one his white jigs and I started to wack'em too. This went on for several hours. There was no mistaking the lack of action on dark streamers, and the lights-out action on light ones.

The reports coming in from the Gallatin and Madison are much the same. I didn't get a Yellowstone report recently. But I doubt it's any different. Forget dark. Go with white or light. But it isn't always like that. Sculpins are an early summer goto way to fish. Why white now?


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pittendrigh,

Seems like a lot of folks here in Penna. do well on white woolybuggers this time of year. Was on Penns Creek yesterday and had some action on a Black Ghost streamer which I like to tie with a white marabou wing with a few strands of pearl crystal flash mixed in. This pattern works 12 months out of the year for me and is in my top 3 all time streamer patterns. Hard to go wrong with white! Royal Coachman with a white deer tail wing can be very good also. Very lively looking pattern you have there.

Best regards, Dave S.

Kinda funny, i did well with a cream colored bugger on the MO last year in late September while all the darker ones got was wet.

Rich