Welcome, This channel features fly fishing and fly tying videos, plus traditional bowhunting, and other videos. As an outdoor writer for many years, I now want to expand my horizons with this channel and help as many people as I can to enjoy these pursuits.
My goal is to promote fly fishing and traditional bowhunting by providing both information and entertainment. I am still learning new things, like Euronymphing, but also want to promote traditions, like my series on tying the historical fly patterns that came out of the Adirondacks.
I always respond to community comments and emails regarding the videos.
I am the author of three fly fishing books, including my new book, “The Greats of Adirondack Fly Fishing.” I also wrote the "New York Fly Fishing Guide," and "Warmwater Fly-Fishing, Finding and Catching Warm Water Species."
I have produced two fly fishing DVDs.
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Hi Rob. That’s something a different and cool. There’s a couple amphibians living around here: toads, frogs, salamanders and newts, hope I didn’t miss any. This one, to me, looks more like a newt, but then again, it’s all newt to me! Fish it in good health.
It is an odd fly I will give you that. It can also be made in orange like a newt . I have a photo if it will help, construction is the same. Good luck with your fall fishing!
I usually use an interchangeable sink tip system that I made myself, but lately I fish multi tip fly lines with sink tips. Usually a mid rate sinking section. You don’t need to go to deep in the Spring and Fall.
Man that’s a great day on the water. I only busted out the fly rod once this summer, but steelhead season is about to heat up here in Erie Pa, and I’ll be drifting flies multiple days a week for the next 4 months.
Steelhead are a lot of fun. I've never fished in PA for them, have to try that at some point. Good luck! You should try smallmouths, probably can find them on some of your steelhead streams during the summer.
Hi Rob. Nice streamer pattern. Very reminiscent of New England style tandem streamers like from Maine and definitely catch fish when trolled. Finally, I’m finished my deck project, it came out really nice and the wife is so pleased that there’s now a new dishwasher going in today. Retirement is busier than working! Keep catching some while I’m laboring here. C u next time.
Glad you liked the video. Should be getting out in the fog again this week as the river is starting to turn on. The only problem with the fog is that you have to be careful you don't get ran over by a 40 foot yacht!
Nice! Interesting configuration with the opposing hook directions. That's really simple, but I don't have the patience in between coffee cups. Your camera work has improved a lot. Love the guizzar playing intro too! Let me know if you need more bucktail, LOL!
I am glad you like the video. We are out on a trout stream and I used the same kit to tie the flies I needed. You might find my tying videos for the General Admission dry flies useful as well. Easy style to tie and will match any hatch you will find on the road.
Hey Rob. That looks like lotsa fun. I took the whole ride with you there and got a chuckle from your wife peeling out with your pickup! Very nice quiet day of smally fishing. Some of those runs look great to work a nice brown woolly bugger through, I’m sure it would do the trick. Give it a try during your next trip. C u then.
Hi Tom. I had a fun day for sure. I really didn't spend a lot of time on each of the pools. The bass were hot for topwater so I didn't change flies as the day progressed because the popper kept getting hits. I hope to run down there again. There is one spot I really want to fish again for sure. I have been using new streamer patterns that I came up with, and they appeared in Fly Tyer, the trilobal minnow. Bass and trout have been killing it this season. Brown buggers are good. I think the bass are still hitting crayfish and they usually switch to minnows in the next week or two if the water starts cooling.
I've never been on a paddleboard, but there are some good videos of folks fly fishing from them. I think I would be afraid of dropping something expensive in the water. Haven't hit the Sacandaga yet this year. I usually take the boat. Glad you had a good outing up there.
Hi Rob. I’ve had these in my box these in my box for a long time and haven’t tried using them. Guess I don’t fish midge patterns often, it’s probably a good idea to start. C u again.
It is a Watermaster Grizzly that I picked up as a gently used buy. It did well getting down the creek and I also had it out on an Adirondack trout lake twice this year. Thus far I like it, but want to add a couple of things.
Hi Rob. Hope you’re doing well and keeping a line tight. Fishing for me this summer has been ‘leeched’ away by my deck rebuild project and the constant heat. No deck - no place to hang my kayaks. I haven’t even got a keeper fluke yet! I’m approaching the finish line with my project and it’s looking good. Catch something for me!
Glad you enjoyed the video. There are fly tying videos for all the flies in the Warmwater book, plus many other flies on my RU-vid channel at Rob Streeter Outdoors
I have copies of old writings by Fran, he used an orange thread because he felt the flies in the area seem to all have a unique rusty orange color to them. Both nymphs and duns
@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 I have printouts that I saved from the late 80's of Fran's flies. I could not find his theory on using orange thread in a lot of his patterns but I swear i seen it somewhere. When I started fly fishing, his flies and Art Flick's were my go to patterns. My first trout caught on the Beaverkill during an evening hatch fell victim to the "Usual". Now I live in eastern Idaho and fly selection is much more complicated and burdensome. I just may bring the old patterns back like Flick's Variants and Fran's flies and see how they do on our western trout fisheries. I have Fran's instructions including black & white photo's for the following patterns: Haystacks, Ausable Wulff, Mini Muddler Series, Caddis Series, Usual, Parachutes, Old Fashioned Bucktail, Pick Bodied Nymphs, The Beetle. He included his poetry in his writings. The guy had class, style and grace. I sure do miss the old time writers. Rob - I hope you have covered all these flies in your series. Thanks for keeping old memories alive!
@@wyomingtrout5581 I have covered the Usual, Ausable Wulff, and the Haystack. I have Fran's pattern guide book and all the flies you mentioned are in there. As far as them working out west, I caught a lot of trout in Colorado on the Ausable Wulff, and also caught grayling and trout in Alaska on them. The flies should work and I'm guessing if you are fishing heavily pressured waters they might work better.
Hi Rob. I haven’t typed to you in a while. This is a classic NE fly that has been a staple for lots of fly boxes. This is a simple fly and great choice to tie and fish for beginners and long timers alike. There are those out there that would love to see junglecock - better yet - jungle fowl - eyes tied in last. These are sometimes hard to find and expensive feathers. Well, happy travels and fishing this summer. I’m doing a deck rebuild, what fun!
Tom- most of the one's I've seen for sale during the years didn't have Jungle Cock eyes, but they were used on the pattern, and a lot of streamers of the era. Odd you mention the deck rebuild, I'm working on mine. Not fun replacing deck boards! Good luck.
@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 Yup, the good old deck. There was some major rot in the main girder holding it all up and happy it didn’t come crashing down. RU-vid has fly tying videos and lots of deck build videos too! It’s a big job but I’m coming to completion soon if the stinking heat would just mellow out. Cheers and keep that line tight for me until I can get back out there.
Rob. Can you start listing the gear you are using in your video info area. Us new fly fisherman like myself, could use this info and refer/screen shot it. You did mention the flies and rod weight, but not length/action or reel/size/backer/fly line/liter/tippet. Love your vids. I am a subscriber.
Glad you liked the videos. I will try to detail the gear in the future. If you look on my channel, there is a video detailing my smallmouth gear that should help. If you have any questions please send them along and I will be happy to help.
Rob, i met you about 3 yrs ago at the Mill Pt bridge, you were wrapping up for the morning and i was just heading out. You were generous to share a gurgler style fly you and Bob M created. Caught 5 smallies on it that morning before the sun came up high. Also found a bear claw in the river that morning, thought it was a cranefly larva at first. Thanks for sharing!
Had a good time with you with your popper. It looks like a dandy bluegill killer which is my favorite fish to chase. Thanks for your time and knowledge , good health for you and your's Dave Hughes Rolla MO 🎣🤠
I fish that area all the time, and the biggest smallmouth I've ever caught on the river with a fly rod was just over 5 lbs up by the track. Full sinking line with yellow woolly bugger.
It is a different fishery. Five pounds is about as good as it gets for the river, congratulations! My PB smallmouth was 22 inches and I caught it out of a kick boat down by Amsterdam. No idea on the weight.
Rob, saw your article in Fly Tyer magazine. The article mentioned a sucker pattern. I fish for musky & know they like that species. Do you have a clip of that pattern? Thanks in advance for your help.
Nice fly,looks great,tubes take a little more time, but are easy to store, and the fly lasts longer. I tie some lunch money and sculpin patterns and deceiver patterns. Again nice to see other tiers using tubes for fresh water.
I am enjoying the content. I am from eastern Ontario so I can relate to the area. Just curious about the equipment used in this setup. Interested in the reels used . I am interested in the one that was a bronze colour or at least I think it was. Keep giving us the content. Thanks.
The rod I use is a St. Croix 7-weight that is 10 feet long. It is my favorite salmon/steelhead/smallmouth rod. The reel is one they may not be making anymore. It is an STH saltwater for an 8 weight, but it is my favorite big fish reel and I use it on that St. Croix.
Looks like a nice day to be out. You did indeed have a lot of action, even if it was those "invasive" stocked rainbows. I was hoping to see you catch a football brookie.
The fish that were rising that day appeared to be all rainbows, but I did see some larger ones come up for flies that looked like bigger rainbows. The lake has brook trout, but I didn't find any that day. Will be heading back there in a week or so, maybe then.....
Hey Rob. Nice video and really nice brownie! I realize it’s very tough to setup camera equipment just right and catch fish then edit footage to post. You did a good job! Don’t worry about telling us exactly where you’re fishing, putting the effort into finding places is a huge part of becoming a better fly angler. It’s best not to solely rely on others as quick cheat codes. Be well and keep on going.
Thanks, Tom. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I have another on a wild trout stream in that area that I will be putting together, plus we have to get back to fly tying with a new series.
@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 You’re welcome. I stay posted, but it’s fishing time for me too and I’m rebuilding my deck to boot. Hopefully I’ll make the Catskills this weekend with my buddy who has a place up there. Reports say that it’s on. Have fun.
Keith- the DH streams in Western North Carolina get a lot of pressure, but the best ones are easy to find with a little research. I recommend checking out the state's website as there is an interactive trout stream map. I would also recommend Nick Carter's Fly Fishing Guide to North Carolina as it has detailed maps and information on all of the streams. I don't generally detail spots to put too much pressure on them. I've fished there the last couple of springs and you can figure it out quickly.
Hey great video with some great insight! I just ordered your book after reading the description, I’m from Long Island and hoping to get up north into some small mouth this summer and fall and just started fly fishing this year at 28 years old! Keep up the content and tight lines brother
Glad you enjoyed the video and best of luck with your fishing this summer. Thanks for the book purchase. If you want some help with whatever waters you are going to fish in Upstate New York, please contact me.
@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 weird, I live up north in Maine most of our streams are generally 2-8 foot wide, creeks usually a half the size of what your fishing here. At least width
@@Nnnn-h4n It must go by where you live. I've been up in Alaska and fished creeks that were double or triple the size of the Schoharie. We hope to go back to Maine this summer. Fished there last year and did well.
Rob, nice tie. But you should wear a black suit and sunglasses when holding that adorable Pug 😎👍 On a serious note, how do you fish that? I've never tied that style or tried euro nymphing. Just " tight line" nymphing with bigger jigs. Thanks
Joe, the last thing you want to do is wear a black suit with a pug! You'd be covered in hair. I fish the fly on a Euro Nymph setup with a fly that has a heavier bead on the bottom and the Perdition up about a foot or so from it. I also fish it on a dry/dropper setup with my dry fly rod, using a big Ausable Wulff or a Chubby Chernobyl as the dry fly and run the Perdition about a foot or so below the dry fly on a dropper tippet. Either way works. On my trip to NC this month I caught almost half my fish on the brown Perdition.
@robstreeteroutdoors8912 thanks for the fishing info. 🎣 With our black Labs dark clothes doesn't matter, hair gets everywhere. 😱 and I mean everywhere.
@@joeduca8582 We have the pug and one other dog. The pug accounts for about 90 percent of the hair floating around. You can run the vac every day and you will still find it. She's a good dog, though.
