Umpqua Hare Sculpin Streamer Fly

Overview

The Hare Sculpin from Umpqua is a sculpin streamer built for trout, listed for Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

Sculpins are bottom-hugging baitfish with broad heads, and they live in almost every trout river. Big trout eat them all year because they are a large, high-calorie meal. A rabbit-based sculpin has soft materials that pulse and breathe even when the fly is barely moving.

How to Fish It

• Fish it low: sculpins live on the bottom, so use a sink tip or weighted setup to keep the fly near the rocks.
• Short hops: strip it in short, erratic hops with pauses, like a sculpin darting between rocks.
• Swing it: swing it through runs and tailouts, letting it hang at the end.
• Dead drift: in high water, dead drift it along the bottom like a dislodged baitfish.

Choosing Color and Size

Olive is one of the most common natural sculpin colors and a good match for weedy or darker streambeds. Size 4 fits average sculpins and big trout.