Favorite Streamers

[Nymph-wristed]

A heavy jigged bugger or sculpin in olive. Size 2 heavy jig hook, 5.5 mm tungsten bead (and sometimes I slide an extra 3 mm on the line if needed). Same thing only lighter/smaller on smaller creeks or less flow.

Also like a thin mint or a hot bead black bugger in more stained water.

 

[nomad_archer]

I keep my selection really simple.

George Daniel's sculp snack and The Weiss euro jig streamer in black and olive.

 

[just_jon]

Shenk’s White Minnow.

 

[Garshark572]

Zuddler in olive or white sparkle minnow with an articulated tail

 

[krayfish2]

If you want to sling muppet babies, #2 sex dungeon, circus peanut, Lady Gaga, 5" drunk and disorderly, silk kitty.

 

[moon1284]

The only two I really use are sparse muddlers and zonkers. Size 2 4xl to size 10 4xl.

 

[Dave_W]

A heavy sculpin pattern of my own design for limestoners.
A white marabou muddler (or something similar with marabou) for stocked trout.
Some type of big articulated streamer for large rivers.

 

[wbranch]

I only use one streamer, in three colors, for all my trout fishing. Clouser minnow #4 - #1/0.

 

[RLeep2]

I use mostly conehead/beadhead buggers in all black and crawdad colors like olive/brown and brown/orange and various shades of tan. I also do well on a Ross Mueller bugger from the Driftless, a simple fly with a black body/grizzly hackle and bright red tail. Also woodchuck wing Llamas in various body colors, mostly the original red as well as bright green and black

 

[NittanyBearcat]

I have good luck with Clouser minnows for both trout and smallmouth.

 

[jifigz]

Buggers, clousers, and any type of bunny strip pattern. Those will all do. I need a minimum of white, brown, black, and olive.

 

[Sylvaneous]

I just tried a sz. 8 bead head jigged streamer, the barred olive marabou that George Daniel ties (mostly). I was AMAZED at how the trout swam up and nailed it, how they ate it drifted deep. This is after I had fished and waded around that particular glide. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself.

 

[Rainier42]

I just tried a sz. 8 bead head jigged streamer, the barred olive marabou that George Daniel ties (mostly). I was AMAZED at how the trout swam up and nailed it, how they ate it drifted deep. This is after I had fished and waded around that particular glide. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself.

Hmmm, am not seeing that one on his Channel. Do you have a recipe or a youtube video for it?

 

[Tigereye]

Not a huge fan of streamers but buggers top of a very short list. Clauser minnows and a zonker would be the other 2.

 

[use2wuz]

Conehead Floof and Hardhead Floof - both use Lion Brand “Go for Faux” synthetic zonker style yarn (available at Hobby Lobby or Joanne’s) - both catch fish too!

 

[KeviR]

Ranier, I couldn't find the recipe, but Orvis has a closeup photo that should be enough to figure it out.
https://www.orvis.com/daniels-jiggy-fry-barbless/3EZG.html

 

[GeneBeam]

I only use one streamer, in three colors, for all my trout fishing. Clouser minnow #4 - #1/0.

I thinking of tying up some Clouser Minnows in about the same size as you stated in your post. My question is what size eyes do you use? This is my first time trying to tie Clouser Minnows and my first time trying to tie using dumbbell eyes. Thank you for your time.

 

[Rainier42]

Ranier, I couldn't find the recipe, but Orvis has a closeup photo that should be enough to figure it out.
https://www.orvis.com/daniels-jiggy-fry-barbless/3EZG.html

KeviR,

Thanks for the photo of the George D streamer and yes, it does look about right. Found this a couple of days ago of George D tying the streamer, I believe he calls it a Michigan Fry:

 

[Tiogadog]

Kreelex in gold and copper. Black, brown, or olive dungeon.

 

[Dave A.]

Blacknose dace tied thunder creek.