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photo-Mike Bleech
Swinging
Streamers
for Steelhead
Many of the most popular streamer
patterns among Lake Erie steelhead
anglers are chartreuse-green.
by Mike Bleech
Historically, eggs and steelhead go together like
Largemouth Bass and plastic worms. Over the past
several years, however, minnows, particularly Emerald
Shiners, may have become even more popular bait than
eggs. It stands to reason that streamers should be very
effective flies. Indeed, they are successful, though their
relative popularity probably is not to the levels that
bait anglers value shiners. This is largely because of the
characteristic of fly anglers to change flies and to try new
fly patterns.
Among the advantages of fishing for steelhead with
streamers, the fish usually hit these flies on a tight line.
Detecting the hit is not an issue. Often, it is like an
explosion, followed by a drag-screaming run, hopefully,
with a high leap at the end. Then, there is repetition
of the same until the steelhead wears out enough to be
netted or slid onto a gravel bank.
Of course, the primary reason for using streamers is
that they are effective. Steelhead in the tributaries only
recently left Lake Erie where they made their living
attacking small fish.
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Many of the most popular streamer patterns
among Lake Erie steelhead anglers are basically white
and light green, often termed chartreuse-green, a
combination that resembles the Emerald Shiner.
Local fly anglers use a streamer they call Fendler's
Minnow, in recognition of the angler who originated
the pattern, Jim Fendler. Since then, several similar
patterns have come onto the scene.
My own streamer selection, at least as far as
streamers for steelhead are concerned, has been
greatly simplified through observations of the favorite
streamers among local fly anglers over the past
several years. It now consists largely of a series named
by a color and Snowman, such as Blue Snowman,
Green Snowman and so on. These streamers are
usually some type of sparkly white, man-made
material such as Krystal Flash, with several strands
of the other color tied at the top. Most effective has
been the Lime Green Snowman. Sometimes in very
clear water, the Pink Snowman will entice hits when
nothing else will.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013
Straight Talk
Contents
Swinging Streamers for Steelhead
Trout Fishing Overlooked Stretches of Water
Your Fishing Field Guide
Tying the Egg Sucking Leech
A Dozen Money-Saving Tips for Anglers
Lake Erie Steelhead: A Hatchery Success Story
Flowing or Frozen: Top Cold-Season Trout Locations in the East
Last-Chance Smallmouth Bass
Hard Metal for Cold Water
Warm Water in the Winter Fishing Pennsylvania’s Warm Water Discharges
Erie Steelhead Success
Boating Terms from A to Z
Fishing Reminiscences
Reflecting on the Water
Nasty Days for a Nasty Fish
Vertical Presentations for Deep-Water Perch
Notes from the Stream
Picking Out the Perfect Kicker Engine
Chessie
My Experience at Pennsylvania Brookies Field School
Currents
Angler’s Notebook
Fishin’ from the Kitchen
2014 Seasons, Sizes and Creel Limits
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Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Cover2
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 1
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Straight Talk
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 3
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 4
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Contents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Swinging Streamers for Steelhead
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 7
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 8
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 9
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Trout Fishing Overlooked Stretches of Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 11
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Your Fishing Field Guide
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 13
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Tying the Egg Sucking Leech
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - A Dozen Money-Saving Tips for Anglers
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 16
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 17
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Lake Erie Steelhead: A Hatchery Success Story
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 19
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 20
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Flowing or Frozen: Top Cold-Season Trout Locations in the East
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 22
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 23
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 24
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Last-Chance Smallmouth Bass
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 26
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 27
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Hard Metal for Cold Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 29
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 30
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 31
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Warm Water in the Winter Fishing Pennsylvania’s Warm Water Discharges
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 33
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Erie Steelhead Success
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 35
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Boating Terms from A to Z
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 37
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Fishing Reminiscences
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 39
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 40
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 41
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Reflecting on the Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Nasty Days for a Nasty Fish
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 44
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 45
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Vertical Presentations for Deep-Water Perch
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 47
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 48
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 49
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Notes from the Stream
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 51
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Picking Out the Perfect Kicker Engine
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 53
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Chessie
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 55
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - My Experience at Pennsylvania Brookies Field School
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Currents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 58
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 59
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 60
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 61
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Fishin’ from the Kitchen
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 63
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 2014 Seasons, Sizes and Creel Limits
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Cover3
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