Streamers in Shallow Water

Master Class Monday: How to Fish Streamers in Shallow Water


Written by: Tom Rosenbauer


Fishing streamers is not always about casting large flies in deep water and heavy cover with a sinking fly line. Sometimes streamer flies are effective in shallow riffles and edges, especially when you use smaller flies and a floating line. Dave Jensen shows you how to rig a pair of small streamers and then demonstrates what type of water you should cover when trying this method.

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