Articulated Streamers

skiltonian

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Building up a steamer box and starting on some articulates. This one is a #4 stinger in the front with a 20mm shank trailer. Tail is grizzly yellow, body is large finesse body olive brown, head is EP brush 1.5”. Yellow Dumbell eyes on top. Criticism welcome! What’s your go-to patterns for a 6 weight rod?
 

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These look really good. I haven’t started tying articulated streamers yet, but I’ve done well well with mini dungeons that I’ve bought. Here’s one in the mouth of the biggest trout I’ve ever caught. Just the single hooked zoo cougar catches fish for me too.
 

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Ive got two patterns I think you can handle with a 6 weight. Good for Trout and Smallmouth.


I fish a 7wt, but I have had some success with smaller patterns.

Copper Top - version of the laser legal. Uses marabou, ice dub, and senyos laser dub. I tie both a version shown in this video, and then changed colors to do a juvenile brown trout. One thing I changed is I use a vertical eye hook on the trailer as opposed to a horizontal eye. This has given the pattern quite a bit of very good motion.


Sculperino - Another very productive pattern I tie doesn't have a video, unfortunately. It is a pattern from BlueLine Co. Uses rabbit and this thing flat out catches everything. I tie mine in olive mostly, but do have a couple in white. The link is here: https://bluelineflies.com/products/sculperino?_pos=1&_sid=dc4be1e72&_ss=r

However, I just basically substituted my own materials to try and get it as close to what is shown - but the idea is there, and sometimes substituting materials can work out just fine.


And any jigged crawfish pattern will do well in PA. Look for any on youtube - there are so many, colors can be olive, brown/orange. But maybe talk to a bass fisherman about colors, as I don't follow the molting stages of crawfish.


Hope this helps for spring!
 
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