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Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout: New Techniques, Tactics, and Patterns

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Though the concept of streamer fishing for trout is not new, Linseman's and Galloup's aggressive tactics to target large predatory trout is both new and refreshing. This book develops the concept in a rational manner through chapters detailing the predator, the prey, the flies to imitate the prey and aggressive presentation techniques based both on biology, and the accumulated wisdom of successful Fly Fishermen. I found the chapter on reading the water especially helpful. Some of the flies are a bit tricky to tie, and the recipes are quite basic--more detail can be found at the Troutsman's website.

Galloup & Linsenman make a good case for big, ugly non-traditional streamers if you want to catch bigger than average fish. They also let you know that you have to have bigger than average tackle. It has good information on technique and wild theories about why fish bite that could be true. Until we find a trout that can talk and we tie him up to a chair, in a room with a light bulb hanging from the ceiling, and proceed to beat the truth out of him, we will only have to guess that Kelly and Bob are correct about why their flies work, but work they do!

It gives a novice angler some real insight in what to do to catch big fish, and it makes the experienced fisherman just want to go fishing. Good job Kelly and Bob!

For many of us, catching a truly monster trout is rare if not once in a lifetime experience. However with Linsenmann and Galloup's book "Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout: New Techniques, Tactics, and Patterns" this no longer needs to be the case.

This concise and inspiring body of knowledge will arm you with the information you need to target the biggest trout in the river with large streamers. Linsenmann and Galloup make their case by describing the meat eating habits of big trout. These bruisers no longer depend on gorging on insects but have made the transition to consuming larger prey. This just makes good sense. They present ample scientific and on-stream evidence to support their theories. While some of these methods or similar methods have been employed by others in the past and present, this book is the first to package a complete system. In the end what the angler/reader is given is manageable and attainable system for fly fishing for trophy trout.

The book is complete with various streamer retrieve techniques, specialized tackle, and fly tying recipes. It is chock full of memorable vignettes supporting their claims and the photography and diagrams are first rate. This book can be easily readable in one sitting, but you will want keep it accessble because you refer back to it often.

Linseman and Galloup have created that rarest of flyfishing books, one that actually provides insights and information that are hard to find anywhere else.

Streamer fishing is much neglected, and most authors, if they cover it at all, provide a dusultory chapter or so. L&G explain the techniques of streamer fishing comprehensively, yet succinctly. The up-and-across, dredge, and swing techniques of streamer fishing are each analyzed and explained. The descriptions are clear, actionable, and you'll come away with a pretty clear understanding of what you'll need to do on the water.

The discussion of techniques for LANDING a large fish is worth the price of the book, and can be applied to any form of fishing. The brief description of tackle (really a tackle SYSTEM: Rod, Reel, Line, Leader)is also extremely useful.

Streamers should be part of every fly fisher's repertoire, even if you don't buy into the authors' contention that it should be the primary method. All in all, the best intro to the subject I've seen.

If you've ever wanted to catch large (20+ inch) resident stream trout, DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, this is the book for you. Bob and Kelly have a "system" that is superb! Get Kelly's DVD, "Streamer Fishing for Trophy Trout", and get this book, tie the streamers, then do what they tell you to do. I routinely catch 19 to 24-inch browns and rainbows, after adopting their system. I'm primarily a wading fishingman. This system works from either a drift boat, or wading perspective. Good luck.

Very insightful work from Bob and Kelly. I really enjoy this type of instructional book that keeps my attention and doesn't take me a month to "wade" through. The first 4 chapters were very informative as to the history of streamers, large trout behavior and technique. If any part of this book failed me it would have been the chapter on Patterns. More attention could have been spent on technique and tying tips here. A comment that Bob made rubbed me the wrong way when he categorized many fly tyers as "loose handed, casual tyers" when he said that this type of person rarely creates lasting fly patterns. This type of attitude runs rampant enough in the local fly shops without being critical of the majority of tyers out there. After all, it's the "loose handed" tyer that purchase these types of books and make the tying industry what it is.

I've been fishing trout for 30 years in Norwegian waters, (sa well as abroad) and found this book extremely usefull. Brown trout is the same species wherever it swims, and there are some very basic realities hard to ignore. Bigger fisk mainly become fisheaters/predators, and they will feed on larger prey than smaller fish. Only where larger amonuts of smaller prey are available, you will find them on traditional dry-fly streams.
A have several times been surprised by monster-trouts outmanouvering too light equipment, on unexpected places. I rarely see them where I normally fish dry-fly.
These guys confirmed several of my own experiences-they know what they are talking about.

I love my dry-flies, but if you like it or not, this way of fishing streamer will give you far more success than traditional methods.

The book is highly recommended! Tight lines everyone!

This is an excellent book with great ideas for fishing for large browns. It has also payed off with a couple of large brown trout last weekend. I would recommend this book.

Nothing new here: muddler type flies catch fish as do traditional hair and feather wing streamers. Put a mallard wing on a Muddler and call it a 'Zoo Cougar'.The patterns section is dissapointing. Bow Buggers,Cone Head Marabous, and a few crawfish patterns are about all that is here. The technique section is OK, but misses out on the truly new streamer methods being used in the West. Probably applies to the authors home waters in the east better than the Rockies. If you fish streamers a bit you should already know 90% of what is in this book.

Rating based upon the book, not the techniques explained or success rate achived. Good book for a novice, and introduces one to several techniques that are reasonably well explained. I felt it could have used a few more pictures of the techniques and / or diagrams, like the LL Bean and Orvis fly-fishing books.