I need a simple pattern for a streamer for trout, I tried a search of the archives but just too much information. Any suggestions?, just a name I can search would be fine.
Thanks
Eric
Spruce or Royal Coachman.
Black nosed dace: very simple and effective in either bucktail or marabou.
A small Clouser of course!! like size 8 would work good.
nen-bran
Clouser Minnow #8-10. Tan-white or black-white. No doubts.
A marabou streamer is about as simple as it gets.
Body: silver tinsel
Wing: marabou, color of your choice with a few peacock herls on top.
You can add some flash or a red beard if you think it’s too simple. 
marabou leech
woolly bugger
clouser
black nosed dace
leech of any type
bucktail style streamers
all i can think of for now, i might get back to you with more
thanks for the help, I was fishing with my Bro in Law this week on the north fork of the clearwater he was geting results with a small brown streamer probably a size 8 it appeared to be tied out of hair, just trying to duplicate it,
Eric
http://www.flytyingworld.com/PagesD/dg-dbugger.htm
I use a 5/32 bead these days, however. Think it works better. Thsi works in olive as well:
Eric,
Found an old beat up fly in my dad’s tackle box and finally tried it a couple of years ago when the weather was hot, water was low, very clear and nothing else worked. It was a streamer, about size 8 or larger, and consisted of just yellow and brown feathers, about two of each as a body, tied parrallel to the hook and the same brown feather used as a small bit of hackling just behind the hook eye. Worked best after a dead drift across and down and then stripped back in short, slow bursts. About all the ones caught on it were hooked good in the upper lip. The strikes were mostly very aggressive and surprising because of the hot, low water conditions.
Hi,
I would think a Miki Finn fits the bill, especially if brook trout or rainbows are being targeted.
- Jeff
You specified a streamer pattern, and it seems like you are getting mostly bucktail replies. Maybe I’m splitting hairs, but streamers use feathers for wings. Bucktails use fur. They are 2 different types of flies. I know many people lump them all together, but to preserve the classic tradition, they really should be regarded as different types.
For simple streamers, it is hard to beat Ray Bergman’s Gray Squirrel Silver Streamer, Red Squirrel Gold Streamer and my favorite, the Bucktail Silver Streamer. These are featured in Col. Bates classic book “Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing”.
Instructions for tying these are at http://www.globalflyfisher.com/patterns/simple_streamers/
Another really nice streamer pattern is on this site. Al’s Dace is at http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/intermediate/part47.html
Good Luck,
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All bucktails are streamers, but not all streamers are bucktails
That’s about the only label you can put on that
Bucktails are a pure American fly. Not a British import as are drys, wets and nymphs
It was not legal for commoners to hunt deer in England so the use of deer hair in flies never developed
Cool huh
Hi,
To stick with just feather based streamers, then for simplicity, it’s hard to beat a Matuku-style fly. Here’s a “Jack’s Sprat”, which is very popular:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g142/ … kSprat.jpg
Change the badger feather to grizzle, and it’s a Dorathy, change them to grey and it’s a “Grey Ghost” (NZ version), use a yellow body and brown feathers and it’s a Parson’s Glory.
These are all constructed the same way. Tie in the tail and ribbing, form the body but leave the rib unwound near the bend and leave the thread hanging near the head. Now, prepare your wings by stripping one side of two feathers starting here the feathers hang beyond the bend and strip to the head. Strip the top side of the stem where the wing should end near the head. Tie the bare stems in at the head, wrap the rib up binding the feathers to the shank of the hook. Add the collar (usually the same kind of feather as used for the wing), and form a small head.
- Jeff
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All bucktails are streamers, but not all streamers are bucktails
That’s about the only label you can put on that
Bucktails are a pure American fly. Not a British import as are drys, wets and nymphs
It was not legal for commoners to hunt deer in England so the use of deer hair in flies never developed
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I didn’t know that. I like bucktails better than streamers, but I never knew why. Now I know that it’s the rebel in me (LOL).
English Commoners couldn’t hunt deer? Now we know the real reason for the Revolutionary War.
Git 'er done!!!
Hey all,
You could try a thunder and lightening or a blue charm. Or even better tie these with a white wing ang the y work even better. Just found this out wile salmon fishing, I was consistantly hooking 12-15 inch brook trout in spots poeple said there were none to be found.
I tie a very simple fly that I don’t think has a name. I have caught many trout on it this year, including native brookies. Here is the pattern
Hook: Mustad 9672 or Mustad 389441, size 10 or 12.
Thread: Tan Unithread 6/0.
Body: Lemon wood duck.
I start the thread just behind the eye and wind back to just over the baqrb. Then come forward to the half way point. I tie in the wood duck by the tip. Wind the thread forward to just behind the eye. I then wrap the feather forward to just behind the eye. I wind the thread back over the feather to get it to lay down. Create a small head. Whip finish. Done.
I fish this as a streamer. However, when it first lands on the water it looks like a large caddis and occassionally I get strikes. However, most of my fish are taken at the end of the swing. Stripping back with small strips also produces strikes.
This is the easiest fly to tie but one of my most productive flies.
I agree with the guys that have already mentioned the Clouser Minnow. I find it very effective for trout in these parts in sizes 4 through 10. As far as colors go, brown & white and, believe it or not, chartreuse & white are most effective. The chartreuse & white resembles nothing that swims in my local water but the trout can’t seem to help themselves.
mirrored minnow i have used this fly from the east to the west with great results
http://www.cattaraugusflyshop.com/archi … flies.html
Chris from Canada…the silver Disco which I just told you about looks like it would be very good for the body on this fly 
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