George, this in my opinion is the best Kreelex streamer pattern out there. A pack of 10 Wapsi super jig heads is $9.99 🇨🇦 so I switched to tying them on White River Plated 1/32'' jigheads (Mustad). Like you mentioned, there's no need to get it all pretty as chances are we'll probably lose a few.
Great fly, but I especially love the tip of tapping the line while jigging to get a tail kick. That's brilliantly simple. I've really taken to tight-lining streamers, and that's a great idea for getting a little action without doing big/long jigs.
For me, this is my go to fly when nothing else works. I fish it both up and down stream and fish just seems to eat it. I find that if I tie it where the tail is 1 1/2 times the length of the hook I miss a lot of hook sets. It seems to work better if the tail length is the same length as the hook. Great tie George. Thanks for sharing.
This looks like a variation of Dick Empie’s “ “Goldie” , tied with Bill’s Bodi Braid, originally a saltwater pattern but adapted for trout with great success.
I've found the sculpin helmet patterns to be very effective for the same thing here in central PA. Bunny sculpins and feather game changer sculpins being my favorite to incorporate the helmet with.
Nice to see someone else incorporate the micro-jigs in their euro-nymphing. The Kleelex is one of my favorite bass flies. Going to tie some up on some micro-jigs right now!
George - I like the idea of using a euro rig to fish streamers. However, I wonder if you have any tips to make the change from using a nymph to a streamer? I am typically using 5x to nymph, and would prefer to use 2x or 3x to fish a streamer. Is there anything I can do other than cutting of the six feet of 5x from the tippet ring and then re-rigging with heavier tippet? I can't help but feel I would be losing a lot of fishing time with all that re-rigging. Thanks and really enjoy your videos! Dave
Pat hit the nail on the head. I tend to use the jig approach when working deep water where I need the fly to drop quickly or when fishing tight to the bank during high water conditions.
@@GeorgeDanielFlyFishing Great content George; I broke my pb twice this winter on a black version of your bunker buster. I'm in WI and the big browns seem to shy away from the big articulated streamers (which I still tie and throw for some reason), but they can't resist a sz 8-10 jig streamer deep and slow. I also really enjoyed your feature in the most recent edition of Fly Fisherman. Thanks again!
