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Strawberry Streamer Advice
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11-09-2009, 06:27 AM
Going to Strawberry to fish this Wednesday and want to use streamers. Got olive and black wooly buggers, some w/ beadheads and sinking tip line. New to streamer fishing. Is it still a good time to use streamers at Strawberry? Any advice on proper technique?
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11-09-2009, 10:58 AM
It's always a good time to throw streamers/buggers at the Berry! Don't forget to add some white BH Buggers to your arsenal as well as big BH Hares Ears for trailers. Sinking tip line will get the job done, however I prefer intermediate camo line. Nearly invisible under the water. I have even used floating line with a long leader when they are running shallow. Try various retrieval patterns. Sometime they like it QUICK! Sometimes they like it sssllloowwww. Just try it out till you find what they are liking that day. Another good color up there is maroon. Good luck!
-Rich [signature]
11-10-2009, 12:16 AM
Definitely do NOT forget the white. Pinch of red in there also.
I use fast sinking line and with this weather, 30 to 40 feet and fast retrieve. Any Egg Sucking leeches also. Purple and Pink small woolly's for droppers were producing as well. [signature]
11-12-2009, 08:37 PM
Thanks for the advice, unfortunately I was skunked. I think it was my presentation? Do you cast out or strip the streamer? How do you know how deep your streamer is? I had a fishfinder on my float tube and saw many fish but only managed one nibble. I could see how far down the fish were but I could not tell how far down my line was. Any advice?
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11-12-2009, 09:42 PM
What line were you using? You will need a full sink line at Berry. AT LEAST a Type II and even then you might have to count down.
I use Depth Charge 300 grain which is really fast sinking. I also use A TYPE VII. If I had only one sinking line for Strawberry though, it would be a Wet Cell Type III. [signature]
11-12-2009, 10:54 PM
I was using a full sink line, type II, with a 7 1/2 ft leader (non-sinking). I then tied a white BH bugger on 12ish inches of tippet, then below another 12ish more inches of tippet and an olive BH bugger. For a little while I switched out the lower bugger for a black egg sucking leech. It was hard to tell how deep I was. Do you recommend the counting method?
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11-13-2009, 12:22 AM
It has been a couple of weeks since I have been there, but the weather has been warm, plus the barometric thing, I think they are still deep.
I try the count down. Start with like to 20, then 15, 10 at least till you lock into the zone. I would also do long pulls..fast at first, then slower. It has been a different year for sure. I went to Jordanelle Sunday and was very slow, where dmaybe a week earlier, I was catching several......just the way it goes. [signature]
11-13-2009, 03:32 AM
I fished last weekend (Type 4 full sink line, white streamers followed by crystal killers). Saw lots of fish on the graph 15 - 20 feet deep, so you need to get down in their zone by letting the line sink. One in our group was counting to 45... It fished OK in the morning, but was very hot in the afternoon. Both fast strips and slow twitching retrieves worked.
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11-13-2009, 04:24 AM
This is starting to make sense! Thanks for the help. Is it better to cast or strip out line? I fish from a float tube. My thought is find the fish and cast the line a little beyond them, give the line time to sink, then begin the retrieve?
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11-13-2009, 05:07 AM
yes, that's it
After I cast I usually kick away from the cast, stripping out more line (in effect lengthening the cast) then count and then begin the retrieve. Good luck [signature]
11-13-2009, 05:30 AM
[quote Steelheadr]yes, that's it
After I cast I usually kick away from the cast, stripping out more line (in effect lengthening the cast) then count and then begin the retrieve. Good luck[/quote] ABSOLUTELY!!!! Me too Longer the line is in the water, the more the fish can find the fly[  ]I have kicked back pulling line to almost my backing. Then when stripping in I am covering allot of water. [signature]
11-13-2009, 03:09 PM
Thanks, you have both been very helpful. I really appreciate this advice. I can't wait to go fishing again armed with this knowledge!
Thanks, Aaron [signature] |
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