River Streamers

[Chase]

Hi ,
Can anyone recommend a couple of streamers to tie up for river fishing , the easier to tie the better .

[Robbie]

Willy bugger would be a good place to start, add in some rubber legs for a bit of a kick.

[Lochan_load]

Willy bugger

:shock:

[Lochan_load]

What Robbie said and also a simple one, black seals fur body, black marabou wing with a rubber leg each side. Size 8 long shank.

[Wildfisher]

Olive woolly bugger with white rubber legs and a tungsten bead head. I have found olive steamers to be by far the most effective for trout.

[Chase]

Thanks so far .
Size 10 max for my club , but all advice appreciated .

[Robbie]

Oops  :gay4 :oops: :oops:

[Wildfisher]

I have pretty much given up on longshank hooks as they are such poor holders of hooked fish compared to standard shank length hooks.

Me too. I tend to use wide gape hooks. I too find longshanks are dreadful fish holders.

[Robbie]

Has any one tried tying streamers of tubes? might help avoid issues with hook holding off longshank hooks. another option could be to tie as an articulated fly.