Does anyone have a good recipe for small streamers for trout? Any pics would be helpful.
Small bucktails have always worked well for me. A black nosed dace or mickey fin can be tied as small as size fourteen for trout or panfish. Smaller than that I just use nymphs. Small wooly bugers are good too. Use the fuzzy material from the base of your hackle feather for the tail instead of marabou
Ken Y,
Not sure what you call a “streamer” because when the word “Streamer” is mentioned, there are a lot of flies that are called “streamers” and may not be what you are looking for. For instance, a woolly bugger is called a “bugger” by some and a “streamer” by others.
Here is a web site that has some good fly patterns that I have been using for a couple years and they are all good producers. Be sure to check out his “Favorite Flies” section and look at his “Woodchuck Special” streamer and the “Hare and Herl” pattern. The “Hare and Herl” is what I call a small streamer and it is a good one. The “Woodchuck Special” pattern states hook sizes 6 to 10 but remember that it can be tied on a smaller hook by just downsizing the material used. Take a look at this site and enjoy it! By the way, make sure to tie up some on his “Mini Jigs” because they sure have caught me a lot of fish over the years.
This looks interesting to me though I’ve not fished it…
Ken, go look in the fly archives on this site and you’ll find everything you’re looking for and then some.
Good luck,
Kelly
I’ve had very good luck with a mohair leech and a Crappie Candy. The leech I tie on a 3xl or so hook, bright orange bead head, brown marabou tail, and maroon mohair. Size 8 for warmwater, 12 for trout. It is very simple, but definitly catches a LOT of fish!
I agree with the info presented so far. I would consider a trude type fly as a sort of streamer and it can be tied quite small. Do a google image search for trude and you will find some info. In addition take a look at this week’s fly of the week. You might find that a pattern of interest.
Tim
Thanks for the links.
My go to streamer is the Shenk’s White Minnow in 10.
http://www.glennriver.com/Fly%20Kits/shenks_white_minnow.htm
Simple streamer:
Hook: length/size to match water…
You can add weight if you want it in the form of lead wire, bead heads, or dumbbells.
Thread: color of choice to match the materials you are going to use (most of us just use black)
Tail: short fibers, color of choice, or none.
Body: floss,chenile,wool, dubbing, tinsel, thread, to get color you want.
Rib: wire or tinsel, or other fiber or thread to give body contrast or flash, or none.
Hackle: any suitable feather, color of choice, pulled down to a ‘beard’ or ‘throat’, or none. You can also tie in any fiber of a suitable length and color to the underside of the hook just behind the eye to get the same effect.
Wing: Bucktail, squirrel, fox, wool, synthetics (any long fiber) or feathers, sometimes a mix of several, to get desired effect.
Topping: peacock herl, usually, other things work, or none.
Cheeks: Jungle Cock, pheasant crest tippets, various duck or game bird flank feathers, or none.
Some folks add either stick on or painted eyes. Glosy well finished heads are often considered appropriate.
An example:
Hook: 4XL size 10
Weight: ten wraps size .010 lead wire
Thread: 6/0 black
Tail: red hackle fibers (or any red stuff you have around)
Body: Pearl body braid
Rib: none
Throat: same red fibers used for tail
Wing: White marabou (or any color you like-I tie this one in wht, chartruese, olive, black and purple).
Head: Black thread well lacquered.
Buddy
Super easy and very realistic in the water