Streamers

[eastern fly 0]

Has anyone ever used the Carrie Stevens style streamers for browns and rainbows. I'm thinking about using the larger ones. I've used the Gray Ghost #10 and #12 and that worked for me.

If so what worked for you, i'm not sure what to try.

[Brian Brown75 0]

The lady miller is a good one

[Futzer 0]

Hi EF, I got heavily into Carrie Steven's style streamers for Trout about 10 yrs ago-ish when jungle cock became more easily available. I was in a phase of one uping my budddies, for example they would bring out a bugger, or Muddler, and I would pull out a White Ghost on a .Carrie Stevens Rangeley Streamer hook, 10XL shank just to be classic or different. They work very well, and I even use them in size 12's and 14's now. I almost always throw 2 small streamers at once seperated with about 8 inches of leader. I think the success rate is better in tandem.

 

My favorites in order:

 

Ghost tied with olive grizzly wing

White Ghost

Lady Miller

Grey Ghost

Demon

Water Witch

Blue devil

Baby Rainbow trout

 

Have fun, they sure make a colorfull fly box to show off. Cheers, Futzer.

[tidewaterfly 0]

In addition to what has been listed

 

Colonel Bates

 

Similar, but not originated by Mrs Stevens

 

Black Ghost

Doctor Oatman

 

I primarily use them for Smallmouth bass, and tie in sizes 6, 4 & 2.

[day5 0]

You might find this helpful

http://www.classictrout.com/streamers.php

 

[Bruce Derington 0]

Hands down BLACK GHOST

[eastern fly 0]

Thanks all I will look them up.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

I used the harlequin alot as well as the black ghost

[Joe Hard 0]

I like to convert the C.S. flies with a Rabbit strip wing on a size 2 tmc 300 hook. The trout kill em, but I have found that I have lost some big fish due to the long shank hook. Right now I am trying to come up with a tandem hook system for them.

[Duane Vigue 0]

You cant beat a featherwing streamer for ANY big fish, i.e., browns, bows, brookies, togue, salmon, stripers, blues, bass, etc. Featherwings will catch big fish every time. I use 8X hooks in sizes 2 and 4 mostly, sometimes I go down to a 6 and RARELY do I fish a tiny number 8. Duane