Umpqua Fly Assortment Streamer Essential

Overview

Umpqua's Streamer Essential Fly Assortment brings together some of the most innovative and successful streamers in its catalog: 12 flies, two each of six patterns, in Umpqua's UPG foam Streamer Box.

Streamers imitate the big meals that big trout want: sculpins, baitfish, leeches and crayfish. This set ranges from compact, weighted flies like the Tungsten Thin Mint and Poacher to larger articulated patterns like the Circus Peanut and Baby Gonga, so you can match the size and depth the fish are looking for.

How to Fish It

• Bank pounding: from a boat or the bank, cast tight to structure and strip back with sharp, erratic strips.
• Swing and strip: cast across a run, let the fly swing, then strip it back through the soft water.
• Jig it: fish the Poacher or Thin Mint with a lift-and-drop motion along the bottom of deep runs.
• Line choice: use a sink-tip for deep water and fast current, a floating line in shallow water.
• Timing: streamers shine in low light, cloudy weather and rising, off-color water.

Choosing Color and Size

Each box holds two each of Craven's Baby Gonga Olive, Tungsten Thin Mint Olive/Brown/Black, Egan's Poacher Black, Winkler's Sparring Partner White/Gold, Circus Peanut Black/Blood and Barr's Slump Buster Olive. Umpqua notes contents may vary with availability.