Fall Streamers
Looking for some juicy streamers to swing in your favorite trout stream or pond in the coming Fall? Check out these attractive flies from a streamer swap hosted by Scott Daskiewich.
The season of Fall is one of change for the flyfisher. Summer melts away as temperatures drop and daylight fades. Fishing seasons end, but new opportunities begin in the form of aggressive fish readying to spawn or fatten up for the coming winter. To keep up with these changes, the flyfisher turns to bright patterns designed to incite the primal instincts of fish invigorated by the cooling waters. With these thoughts in mind, streamer@ list member Bob Petti suggested a Fall Swap to load our collective boxes with flies that would be most likely fished in the Fall. In a true international effort, tyers from the USA and Canada participated with great results. As always, I'm grateful to be able to participate with such a talented group as the streamers@ list. Thanks to all.
Swapmeister,
Scott Daskiewich
Marabou Coachman
| Tyer: | Robb Nicewonger |
| Hook: | Mustad 9575, #4 |
| Thread: | Black, 6/0 |
| Tail: | GP Tippet |
| Body: | Peacock herl, Red Floss, Peacock Herl (1/3 shank length each) |
| Throat: | Red Arctic Fox |
| Wing: | White Arctic Fox under Pearl Dry Ice under White Marabou |
Amy's Special
| Tyer: | Gary Smith |
| Head: | Black |
| Body: | Flat Silver Tinsel |
| Rib: | Oval Silver Tinsel, Fine |
| Throat: | Sparse White Bucktail, length of hook, under which is a small bunch of yellow hackle barbs, 1/3 length of hook |
| Wing: | Four strands of peacock herl, over which are two light blue saddle hackles, flanked by two grizzly saddle hackles |
| Shoulder: | Mallard Flank Feather |
| Cheek: | Jungle Cock |
Fall Favorite Streamer Variation
| Tyer: | Chris Del Plato |
| Hook: | 6xl streamer hook |
| Head: | Red |
| Body: | Flat Silver Tinsel |
| Rib: | Silver Oval Tinsel (optional) |
| Throat: | Red Hackle |
| Wing: | Orange Bucktail |
Brookie Banger
| Tyer: | Stephen Delaney, Jr. |
| Thread: | 8/0 Orange Uni-Thread |
| Hook: | Mustad |
| Body: | Cream Uni-Wool |
| Rib: | Med. Flat Copper Tinsel |
| Wing: | Orange Marabou, the Olive Marabou over |
| Eyes: | Mylar stick-on |
Candy Corn
| Tyer: | Clyde Watson |
| Body: | Orange Floss |
| Rib: | Gold tinsel |
| Wing: | Brown over white marabou |
| Shoulder: | Lacquered Golden Pheasant tippet |
Cardinelle
| Tyer: | David Talley |
| Hook: | Mustad 94720, #6 |
| Body: | Hot Pink Uni-stretch, counterwound with flat silver tinsel |
| Wing: | Cerise marabou |
| Collar: | Yellow Hackle |
Pink Floyd
| Tyer: | Ron McKusick |
| Thread: | 6/0 Black |
| Body: | Pink Floss |
| Rib: | Medium Flat Silver Tinsel |
| Belly: | 5 Peacock Herls then pink bucktail |
| Throat: | Yellow Hackle Fibers |
| Wing: | Gray Marabou |
| Cheeks: | Silver Pheasant Back |
| Side Stripe: | 2 strands fine holographic tinsel on each side of the wing but under the cheek |
Dr. Milne
| Tyer: | Richard Connors |
| Tag: | Four or five turns of narrow gold tinsel |
| Tail: | Golden Pheasant Crest |
| Body: | Yellow Chenille |
| Wing: | Black bear hair followed by four gray hackles, long. |
| Topping: | Red swan or goose wing feather as long as the jungle cock (red schlappen shown) |
| Shoulder: | Brown mallard bread feather |
| Cheek: | Jungle Cock |
Stout's Fall Muddler
| Tyer: | Deryn Lacombe |
| Hook: | 3xl or 4xl streamer hook, #4-12 |
| Tail: | Slip of red goose or duck quill |
| Body: | Bright Orange yarn |
| Wing: | White marabou w/ 4 or 5 peacock herls as topping |
| Head: | White deer hair spun and clipped to form a muddler head and collar |
| Note: | Originated by Ray Stout of Brewer, ME |
Chinook Special
| Tyer: | Bob Petti |
| Thread: | Black |
| Body: | Flat Gold Tinsel |
| Rib: | Oval Gold Tinsel |
| Wing: | Gold Krystal Flash, Orange Arctic Fox, Pearl Krystal Flash |
| Topping: | Peacock Herl |
| Throat: | Black hen saddle or chickabou |
Little Egypt
| Tyer: | Stan Jakubasek |
| Tail: | Red hackle fibers |
| Body: | Flat copper tinsel |
| Rib: | Copper Wire |
| Wing: | Red calftail, 2 Golden Pheasant crests, Egyptian Goose flank feather, Golden pheasant neck feather |
| Throat: | Red hackle fibers |
| Head: | Red thread |
Maligne Laker
| Tyer: | Alan Grombacher |
| Thread: | Black for the head and white under the body |
| Body: | Olive green silk |
| Rib: | Silver mylar |
| Tag: | Silver mylar |
| Belly: | White bucktail |
| Wing: | Red dyed grizzly, 2 on each side |
| Shoulder: | Golden Pheasant Tippets |
| Cheek: | Jungle Cock eyes |
Rocky Point Fiery
| Tyer: | Scott Daskiewich |
| Hook: | Mustad 94720, #6 |
| Body: | Flat Gold Tinsel |
| Underwing: | White/yellow/orange bucktail |
| Throat: | Yellow schlappen behind shoulder (3 sections), red schlappen in beard position |
| Shoulder: | Woodduck flank |
| Wing: | Brown hackle outside of which is yellow hackle |
| Cheek: | Jungle cock, optional |
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Comments
Nice streamers.
Nice streamers.
WOW! When you tie yo
WOW! When you tie your head how many "bunchs" do you tie on for this size hook. Its really a beautiful streamer.
I'm just learning to make a muddler and can sure appreciate this one.
Tom
thats a nice looking
thats a nice looking streamer, i would love to swing that through one of the pools in my local streams
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