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A  GUIDE TO STREAMERS, LURES & HAIRWINGS FLY FISHING FLIES
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In Britain this type of fly is called a 'Lure'. Streamers (including hairwings/bucktails) represent various small fish, and are tied on long-shanked hooks. They may be tied as deceivers, imitations of local small baitfish or as vivid colorful attractors that suggest something alive, edible or a threat. The attractors are also designed to stimulate a predatory fish's aggression. They are usually a little heavier than the nymphs, and the wind resistance can vary depending on the particular fly.

A streamer is tied with soft feathers, such as cock saddle hackles or marabou, and is intended for fishing in relatively small and calm waters. By contrast, bucktails are tied with hair wings instead of feathers - originally hair from a deer's tail, hence the name but also squirrel hair. They are more suitable for fishing in broad, fast waters.

Historically, streamers belong to the American east coast, while bucktails come from the west coast. All these flies are fished in the same way. It is both the easiest way of flyfishing, and the method that yields the biggest fish! This may sound paradoxical, but it isn't. There are two reasons: you can do nothing wrong with a big streamer or buck-tail, and the fact is that big fish prefer big flies.

The nice thing about small fish compared with tiny insects and crustaceans is that, to a great extent, they can oppose the current. Being strong swimmers, they commonly dare to enter more open and rapid water As a result, the fly-fisherman can fish his flies almost anywhere he likes: up or down or across the stream, either fast or slow. The fly will be equally attractive in all cases, and you need not worry about whether the fly will drag. Really large fish have long ago given up eating small insects in favor of more substantial young fish. Otherwise they would never have reached the size that makes them so desirable to us!

Trout are the commonest guests of our fly rods when we fish with streamers and bucktails. Grayling prefer insects and other small creatures, although this does not prevent large grayling from occasionally taking a small streamer When it comes to trout, one can get the feeling that not even the largest streamer is large enough.

The great majority of small fish in flowing waters are definite bottom-dwellers. They not only live on the bottom, but actually spend most of their time resting on it. All this means that the flyfisherman's long-shanked flies should be fished as deep as possible. You can fish rather daringly with these big flies: fast or slow, upstream or downstream. There are unimagined possibilities of variation, in contrast to the usual fishing with wet flies or nymphs.

It is more than a matter of using your imagination. If the fish does not take a freely drifting streamer, try instead taking home the line very quickly. Make your fly look like a darting small fish. Now and then you can even "awaken" a lazy trout by letting the fly splash down right on top of its head. One must admit that this is not an elegant manner of flyfishing, but it can be extraordinarily productive.

Trout are aggressive fish that defend individual territories in the stream. They are aggressive all year round, but this behavior becomes ever more apparent as the spawning time approaches and they defend their territory with fury against any intruder. The fly fisherman can take advantage of this situation when the fishing season is coming to an end and the trout's spawning time arrives. Then the fish may be hard to attract with ordinary imitation deceiver flies since, having feasted all summer, they are less interested in food and increasingly concerned with spawning.

It is then time to serve a big, colorful attractor streamer or buck-tail - a fly whose size and hue can, by themselves, give the fish an impression that some possible rival is encroaching on its territory.

This method of fishing can be pretty exciting. It is important to have a good knowledge of the locality, so that you know exactly where the fish are holding. You have to seek them out with streamers and bucktails of large size, and present the fly right in front of them repeatedly until they react. Often nothing happens on the first cast, so you must continue stubbornly. For the more glimpses the fish gets of the fly, the more irritated it becomes. Finally it cannot endure the temptation and tries to chase away the fly.

At first you frequently feel only a strong blow against the fly, without hooking the fish. The fly has thus only been hit, not taken in the fish's mouth. Yet there is a good chance that one of the following casts will result in a solid strike by what may be the season's largest trout. In any case, such fishing is fascinating once the quarry has been aroused.

In Alaska and British Columbia, every year sees a rather special kind of streamer fishing for large rainbow trout and Arctic char. It takes place when extensive schools of baby salmon smolt, which emerge from lakes upstream in the water system, begin their migration downstream toward the Pacific Ocean. The trout and char gather at the outlets of lakes to feast on the young salmon. If you stumble upon such a smolt migration, you are sure to have exceptional fishing experiences for quite a while. Sparsely dressed streamers and bucktails are the only thing worth putting on your leader

Towards the end of the season trout go on a feeding spree to build up strength for their annual orgy. More trout show cannibalistic tendencies at this time of the year than any other and eat trout fry (baby fish). These small fish congregate in areas that suit their needs like marginal weed beds or entrances to feeder streams. The streamer lure now comes into its own. The Church Fry, Baby Doll, Nobbler and Muddler fry imitation flies are probably the leading Streamer Lures at this time.

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WOOLLY BUGGER STREAMER LURES

The Woolly Bugger has to be one of the most versatile and productive flies around. The marabou tail and in most cases a palmered body suggest succulent lava, tadpoles or leeches. These flies are popular killers. Drag it across the current in front of some trout and this fly becomes a killer. Some have additional flash to improve there performance. It is a great modern streamer pattern and appears in many colors and hook sizes. You can use it for bass, trout or panfish. It's a great fly, and every flybox should contain several. You fish it like a streamer. This fly's colorful name and the gnarly way it looks can be deceiving. This is a big fish fly, perhaps the very best big fish fly in use currently. The Woolly Bugger has a lively marabou feather tail that "breathes" in the water and looks lively to hungry trout. A streamer fly can imitate bait fish, leaches, perhaps even worms.

A Pennsylvania fly tier, Jim Blessing tied the first "Buggers" to imitate crayfish when fishing for small mouth bass in the streams near his home. This fly caught on quickly and is a mandatory stream and lake fly. The Woolly Bugger is a very versatile fly to fish. You can cast it upstream and fish it like a nymph, or cast across a stream and let it drift with the current. A great way to fish streamer flies is to cast across stream, let the current carry it down and across and make stripping retrieves, pulling 6-24" in your fly line, imparting subtle and deliberate action to the fly. The hackle will twitch back over the body and the tail will flare and wiggle supply. This drives fish wild and brings surprising hook ups and many big fish!

This relatively new fly became popular in the late 1970's through the innovation of Russell Blessing of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and the promotion of Barry Beck. While it has it may have its origins in the very old (British) pattern the Woolly Worm, it is now an American standby.

Woolly Buggers catch trout, bass, salmon---in both Atlantic and Pacific rivers, steelhead, Arctic char, northern pike, bluegills and even carp. It would not be an exaggeration to say that there is hardly a fish that swims that could not be caught with a Woolly Bugger. This wide-ranging success is due to the fact that these flies can be used to imitate a variety of fish food forms, including baitfish, crustaceans, insect nymphs salamanders and leeches. To achieve this chameleon status, Woolly Buggers are tied in green, red, olive, gray, grizzly, brown, black, yellow, white, and purple and in all combinations of these colors. This fly can be fished near the surface, or with the addition of weight it is often fished deep.

Obviously the Woolly Bugger may not be a glamorous fly, but it deserves to be in everyone's fly box for all kinds of fly fishing, from warmwater to saltwater. Most older traditional English fly tying books do not acknowledge the Woolly Bugger by name, but instead they used to call it wrongly the Woolly Worm or tadpole fly. The word 'bugger' is rude in England. Modern books now give it it's proper name.

Fishing the Woolly Bugger is a matter of patience and confidence. Because of the soft saddle hackle rib and the marabou tail, it does not require much action on the part of the angler to give this fly a pulsating, undulating look. In a stream or river, slow to very slow is the key because the current will make it look alive. In a lake, a little more action may be required, but not too much and not too fast. Our Woolly Bugger flies are more superior as they have additional 'flash' added to their tails to get them noticed by predatory trout and salmon.

WOOLLY WORM STREAMER FLIES

These palmered flies with short red tails are very popular in America as a good large larval imitation generally categorized as a nymph. It comes in many colors. The palmered hackle gives the impression of movement and causes water vibrations that are detected by predatory trout and salmon. They are ideal for rapid pockets. Caddis flies at the larval stage protect them selves by building a case. The small red tail tries to simulate the head or legs projecting from the protective case. When birds eat cassed cadis larva they take off the case before eating the lava. Fish cannot do this so eat the larva and the case whole. This explains why you often find pine needles, bits of wood and grains of gravel in the otherwise empty stomach of rainbow and brown trout. Have a selection of different colored woolly worms in your fly box and try to match the color of the materials the local caddis larval worms are using to protect themselves. Fish these flies deep, with short jerks on the line. In New Zealand this fly is used to imitate the 'creeper' (Archichauliodes diversus) the larval form of the Megaloptera insect group. They are more commonly known as the the toe-biter, black fellow or black creeper. The adult winged insects are called Dobsonflies, lace-wings or alderflies. In Europe they are used as a good stonefly larva imitation. In America they have also been passed off successfully as the underwater stages of the Hellgrammite, riffle-beetle or damselfly.

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BABY DOLL STREAMER FLIES

Primarily a stillwater pattern, this effective streamer lure was devised in 1971 by Brian Kench for fishing on Ravensthorpe reservoir. It may be taken by trout feeding on the fry of roach and other fish that have reflective flanks. This baby fish imitator should be fished with erratic but continuous retrieve. It is worth a try when trout are feeding on small fry in the margins, but performs better at greater depths where less light penetrates. It also acts as a reasonable imitation of certain large emerging sedge pupae when tied with peach or orange wool. It should be fished right on the bottom and given a twitching retrieve, an inch or two at a time, once every three or four seconds. In dirty water, very poor light or when the fish are showing no interest, tie on a bright colored Baby Doll, like the Peach Doll Competition Mini Streamer Lure, to give electrically charged retrieves.

Towards the end of the season trout go on a feeding spree to build up strength for their annual orgy. More trout show cannibalistic tendencies at this time of the year than any other and eat trout fry (baby fish). These small fish congregate in areas that suit their needs like marginal weed beds or entrances to feeder streams. The streamer lure now comes into its own. These fry imitations flies are probably one of the leading Streamer Lures at this time. Look for Baby Doll White #232, Baby Doll Green Back #233, Baby Doll Orange Back #252, Baby Doll Yellow #253 and Gold Bead Head Baby Doll Yellow Back #189, Gold Bead Head Baby Doll Green Back #195 or the Peach Doll Competition Mini Streamer Lure #258

TADPOLE STREAMER LURE FLIES

Fish the fly deep and retrieve it in a series of short pulls. Then let it sink back down before recomencing the retrieve. Tadpoles swim in short bursts before settling onto the bottom where they grub around feeding on alge. Try fishing with our White Tadpole Gold Bead Head Fly #193, Viva Tadpole Gold Bead Head #209, or the Black Tadpole Gold Bead Head #210

JERSEY HERD GOLD BEAD HEAD FLY

This is an effective fly invented by Tom Ivens, author of the book Still Water Trout Fishing. . It can be fished as a nymph or wet fly. It can be stripped back on the retrieve just under the surface without breaking through it. This fly is worthy of more use in the early season when it is accepted by the fish as an imitation of shrimp and cassed-caddis. You can also fish it slowly in shallow water over a hard bottom and wait for the strike. We prefer it in the gold bead head version. Look for our Gold Bead Head Jersey Herd fly #211

POND OLIVE GOLD BEAD HEAD

Pond & Lake Olive Insects (Cloeon dipterum) live in slow moving rivers, ponds and lakes and this fly is a good representation for them. For the stillwater fly fisher this is an important insect to have artificial imative flies. It emerges during the day throughout the summer. The female hatches the lava within her body and then drops to the water in the evening or during the night. She releases them on to the water, where they then swim to the bottom. It is not unusual to see the water littered with dead or dying Pond and Lake olive spinners in the early morning. Watch the trout rise for them two to three hours after dawn. Look for our Pond Olive Gold Bead Head #222 and Olive Gold Bead Head #219

OLIVE GOLD BEAD HEAD

Pond & Lake Olive Insects (Cloeon dipterum) live in slow moving rivers, ponds and lakes and this fly is a good representation for them. For the stillwater fly fisher this is an important insect to have artificial imative flies. It emerges during the day throughout the summer. The female hatches the lava within her body and then drops to the water in the evening or during the night. She releases them on to the water, where they then swim to the bottom. It is not unusual to see the water littered with dead or dying Pond and Lake olive spinners in the early morning. Watch the trout rise for them two to three hours after dawn. Look for our Olive Gold Bead Head #219 and Pond Olive Gold Bead Head #222.

SWEENEY TODD STREAMER

This is another classic fly. It was designed by Dick Walker. It will take fish at any depth, but it is especially useful just under the surface. Look for our Sweeney Todd Gold Bead Head version #216 and Sweeney Todd Competition Mini Streamer Lure #259.

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MATUKA STREAMER FLIES

The Matuka fly give a good imitation of the fry of larger fish. The idea of binding the hackle wing of a streamer along the top of the hook shank is a technique that makes a very robust wing that resembles an elongated dorsal fin of a bait fish. The name Matuka comes from New Zealand Matuku bird whose bittern feathers were used in the wing of the fly. Use of these bird's feathers is now banned but the fish cannot distinguish between the original feather and the modern alternative. Hen Pheasant feathers are a good substitute.

The Matuka fly was a streamer lure tied to fish the lakes of New Zealand and smallmouth streams. It is now popular all over the world. The Matuka is a good looking fly, it fishes and casts very well. Since the wing of this fly is lashed to the body, there is not a lot of built in motion, so it's up to the angler to make the fly appear alive. It fishes best when cast down and across in a traditional streamer fashion, then stripped back with very short, quick, erratic strips, to imitate the quick movements of baby fish. You can also just let the current take the fly downstream and retrieve it back with short quick strips, more often than not your retrieve will be halted by the bumping take of a little smallmouth bass.

ZONKER STREAMER FLIES

Zonkers are a lively imitation of a small baitfish fish which is best fished either deep or in mid-water depending on where the real fish are swimming. They use rabbit fur still attached to the skin to provide a robust wing. Retrieve smoothly or to mimic the darting escape of a small fish. You should be fishing somewhere between two to six feet deep. The zonker fur strip tied to the back of the fly wiggles and undulates realistically when wet. They work well in both rivers and lakes On rivers with undercut banks; let the fly drift under the bank, as deep as you can, then strip it fast to imitate a spooked small fish. Vary the retrieve until you find what works best at the moment: slow and steady, fast, strip-and-pause, or quick, short two-inch strips. Wind-drifting works well in lakes.

CATS WHISKER CHAIN EYED STREAMER FLIES

When fish are pre-occupied with daphnia, streamer/lures of this type may be the only successful approach. Bright colored Cats Whiskers are popular for the hunting deep lying fish in bright daytime conditions, particularly if the water is discolored. The weighted chain eyes give added attraction due to the swimming action the fly makes when retrieved. Although frowned upon by the traditionalists this modern streamer/lure is now an important part of the modern anglers fly box. Heavily weighted streamer lures have long been recognized as effective takers of non-rising river trout. They include flies like Chain eyed, Nobblers and Leaded shot head short shank flies. They can be fished in the 'sink and draw' retrieve style. Cast the fly and let it sink until you think it is at, or near, the bed of the river or lake. As you retrieve the line the fly will rise up towards the surface. Stop and the fly will dive back down to the bottom. A fly fished with six inch pulls followed by two second pauses can be very tantalizing to a trout. If you should fail to get results try longer pulls at greater intervals. With the growth of stillwater angling large rainbow trout have also shown themselves to be vulnerable to streamer lures weighted at the head and finished with a jerky retrieve.

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THE NOBBLER STYLE OF STREAMER LURES

The Nobbler flies were first designed by Trevor Housby from Hampshire, Southern England. He is the author of the books 'Trout Fishing', 'Freshwater Fishing', 'Sea Fishing' and 'Big Game Fishing'. He had become aware that most waters held large apparently uncatchable trout that spent most of their time in the deepest water feeding within inches of the bottom. Trevor had found success with the Muddler Minnow fly #296 and the brightly colored Whisky fly #254 (or #221) on a quickly sinking line. Neither had a natural movement in the water so he tried to improve them. He added a single split shot directly in front of the fly. This was particularly effective with the Muddler Minnow as the buoyant deer-haired head of the Muddler counter balanced by the single split shot gave this streamer lure a seductive dipping motion on the retrieve. This movement produced far more fish of higher average size than normal. One of the other secrets of the Nobbler's success is in its long flowing soft tail made from marabou. This went contrary to the traditional belief that a fly with a long tail is useless as the fish would bite the tail section and miss the hook completely. The Nobbler totally destroyed this theory as many trout hooked on a Nobbler are often hooked in the back of the throat or deep inside the mouth. This is good evidence that the aggressive trout, seeing the undulating tail try to swallow the fly completely.

Whilst using the first prototypes Trevor realized that the bottom dwelling large trout viewed this fly as a mixture of food and threat to their territorial rights. If the trout were hungry they would simply eat the fly. If they were not hungry they would aggressively threaten the fly. If it reappeared they would invariably take it savagely. What Trevor hoped to do was produce a fly that would take fish first by action and second by color. If he could design a fly with perfect movement then all he then needed would be a range of color variants and the Nobbler would be a fly for all seasons.

Trevor was talking fly fishing treason when traditionally the angler used a fly to resemble a natural insect or water creature. This is where the common term 'matching the hatch' comes from. The streamer lures already in use at the time were designed to resemble in some way a creature found naturally in trout waters. They were highly effective when the fish became preoccupied in fry feeding but only usually remained so for short periods of time. The Nobbler fly was going to be designed to aggravate the trout. A true attractor fly.

Trevor named his fly the 'Dog Nobbler' because 'dogs' was the name he used to describe large wary trout and 'Nobbler' because his flies nobbled fish that would otherwise avoid capture.

A nobbler should be cast out using a sinking line. Allow time for it to reach the bottom. A short fast retrieve should be employed to get the best action from the Nobbler. Use a short chopping stroke with the retrieve hand. The faster the retrieve the better. When you feel a take. Trap the line briefly against the rod handle as the rod is lifted to set the hook. Use your forefinger to apply pressure when the fish shows signs of tiring, ease the pressure when the fish shows an inclination to run out the line.

There are days and conditions when fish go for one color in preference to another. We have found the lighter color nobblers are the best all round first choice flies particularly on overcast days or where the water is murky after rain. The darker colors work best in waters that contain leeches whilst the Olive nobbler is particularly effective during mid to late summer when damsel flies begin to hatch and trout become preoccupied

Towards the end of the season trout go on a feeding spree to build up strength for their annual orgy. More trout show cannibalistic tendencies at this time of the year than any other and eat trout fry (baby fish). These small fish congregate in areas that suit their needs like marginal weed beds or entrances to feeder streams. The streamer lure now comes into its own. These fry imitations flies are probably one of the leading Streamer Lures at this time.

We stock a large range of nobbler style fritz flies, all olive fritz nobbler #157, all white fritz nobbler #158, all brown fritz nobbler #159, all black fritz nobbler #160, all red fritz nobbler #161, all green fritz nobbler #162, all orange fritz nobbler #163, yellow and green fritz nobbler #168, brown and orange fritz nobbler #169, black and red fritz nobbler #170, olive and orange fritz nobbler #171, black and orange fritz nobbler #172, Olive and green fritz nobbler #173, orange and black fritz nobbler #174, pink and red fritz nobbler #176, black and yellow fritz nobbler #177, black gold bead head nobbler #198, olive gold bead head nobbler #199 and black and green fritz nobbler #182

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MUDDLER MINNOW STREAMERS

A 'Muddler' or 'cockatush', is a small bullheaded like Goby found in North America. The original fly was designed by Don Grapen but was introduced into Britain in the 1950's. The original Muddler has spawned a large number of variations that all have the clipped deer hair head. It is now used all around the world. The head is tied with natural deer hair and then clipped into shape. . The Buoyant deer hair keeps the Muddler off the bottom, so it can be fished at all depths. Fish them as a wake fly when the weather is dull which is usually late in the season when the sedges can be seen skating on the surface. A Muddler striped across the waves can induce ferocious takes from trout which will follow it for yards. Tied in natural colors this type of pattern can prove effective. With a sinking line its buoyancy adds life to the fly. Towards the end of the season trout go on a feeding spree to build up strength for their annual orgy. More trout show cannibalistic tendencies at this time of the year than any other and eat trout fry (baby fish). These small fish congregate in areas that suit their needs like marginal weed beds or entrances to feeder streams. The streamer lure now comes into its own. These fry imitations flies are probably one of the leading Streamer Lures at this time. On large saltwaters a Muddler Minnow fished fast at the surface, in a big wave, is always worth trying in late summer as a brown sedge fly representation.

The Muddler Minnows are true great flies. They are often used as surface streamer/lures for sea-trout fishing at night. In breeze midsummer weather skip it across the surface to bring trout up for an attack. They are also useful for salmon in shallow water. When retrieving try to mimic the action of the local small fry. You can fish the Muddler at different depths. It is a great all-rounder. Fished slow and deep along the bottom can fool the fish into thinking it is an aggressive dragonfly nymph. Fish it with slow steady pulls, pausing between each pull. Study where your fish are feeding. Try the muddler on a slow sinking line retrieved at a slow pace just under the surface. This fly is now tied and used all over the world. There are many variations on the same basic pattern. Try our Muddler range of flies from fly #285 - #302

COMPETITION MINI MUDDLER STREAMERS

A Mini-Muddler is, obviously, a miniaturized Muddler Minnow. This pattern has been used for quite some time as a Sculpin imitation. Francis Betters helped develop the Mini-Muddler, reasoning that perhaps it suggests a Stonefly nymph. He then went on to trim down the dressing on this fly with a tail that's about 1/2 of its normal size, a wing about 1/3 original, and the deer hair collar and head reduced to a few strands forming a beard, below the hook, and a tiny head of trimmed Deer hair butts. I am always impressed with the ability of the mini-muddlers to take trout in any circumstances, even when they do not appear to be feeding at all. They have been proved to be excellent general imative patterns for when trout are feeding on shrimp, midges and sedges. The English Fly Fishing Shop has a good selection of these type of flies. Have a look at the Competition Mini Muddler flies

LEADED SHOT SHORT SHANK STREAMER FLIES

These beauties are designed for deep water movement. Their weighted head provides a diving action in the lull of the retrieve and the long flowing marabou tail the realistic movement of a fish's tail. This movement hopefully tantalizes the fish's predatory instincts. A leaded short shank fly should be cast out using a sinking line. Allow time for it to reach the bottom. A short fast retrieve should be employed to get the best action from a leaded short shank fly. As you retrieve the line the fly will rise up towards the surface. Stop and the fly will dive back down to the bottom. A fly fished with six inch pulls followed by two second pauses can be very tantalizing to a trout. If you should fail to get results try longer pulls at greater intervals. With the growth of stillwater angling large rainbow trout have also shown themselves to be vulnerable to streamer lures weighted at the head and finished with a jerky retrieve. There are days and conditions when fish go for one color in preference to another. We have found the lighter color leaded short shank flies are the best all round first choice flies particularly on overcast days or where the water is murky after rain. The darker colors work best in waters that contain leeches whilst the Olive leaded short shank fly is particularly effective during mid to late summer when damsel flies begin to hatch and trout become preoccupied.

FRITZ

There are many effective patterns that use different colored metallic chenille material known as 'Fritz' to add that flash of color on the retrieve that produces a strike. The English Fly Fishing Shop has a good selection of these type of flies. Many are improvements and variations on the original traditional patterns. Gold bead heads adds the front weight to a fly which provides a diving action in the lull of the retrieve. Some have long flowing marabou tails to imitate the movement of a fish's tail. This movement hopefully tantalizes the fish's predatory instincts.

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WHISKEY FLY STREAMER

This colorful fly was designed by Albert Whillock. It was a fly that in the early 1970's set peoples thinking about alternative colors. It fishes well just under the surface on hot sunny days. It is also very useful when the water is green with suspended algae or in spate after heavy rains. Try our Whisky Gold Bead Head Fly #221 and our Whiskey Single Hook Streamer Lure #254

MISSIONARY STREAMER

This is undoubtedly a good fry imitation originating in New Zealand. Look for our Missionary Single Hook Streamer #246.

CHURCH FRY STREAMER LURE FLY

Designed by the British angler and Author Bob Church as an effective fry imitation. A useful fly for fishing deep as it is highly visible. Towards the end of the season trout go on a feeding spree to build up strength for their annual orgy. More trout show cannibalistic tendencies at this time of the year than any other and eat trout fry (baby fish). These small fish congregate in areas that suit their needs like marginal weed beds or entrances to feeder streams. The streamer lure now comes into its own. This fry imitation fly is probably one of the leading Streamer Lures at this time. Try the Church Fry Streamer #241

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