Bamboo and Streamers

[Russell]

As a fairly newer user of bamboo rods I was wondering what other fans of streamer fishing are using as far as sinking lines and flies.
Actually really interested in what classic style streamers, less bulk, are catching trout for people. @Dave Westburg
I have been using a Teeny 130gr line on a couple of my six wts with pretty good results and I have an older 6wt SA 15' sink tip that casts pretty well. I have been looking at picking up a sink tip in a 5wt and see all of the lines I've looked at are listed as aggressive over weighted lines. Anyone fishing the cortland sink tips or the newer sa lines and are you underlining your rods with them?

Really interested in some classic streamer patterns that are sparse and sink well and fish well today. Have really enjoyed the posts of the classic fly patterns here and would love to see some wets that are working well for people as well.

 

[Dave Westburg]

I fish a 15' 6 or 7 weight sink tip when I'm fishing for bull trout with my 9' winston 4 and 7/8's or 10' spliced Sharpes or 9' Phillipson 5 and 5/8's. I started down the classic streamer trail by fishing sparsely dressed mickey finns for north stilly cutts. Some of the classic featherwing streamers I fish:

Supervisor




Black Ghost



Colonel Bates and Chief Needabah



Grey Ghost.



Tied up some Gierach Specials this winter as well but have yet to fish them.

 

[Pink Nighty]

I fish a 15' 6 or 7 weight sink tip when I'm fishing for bull trout with my 9' winston 4 and 7/8's or 10' spliced Sharpes or 9' Phillipson 5 and 5/8's. I started down the classic streamer trail by fishing sparsely dressed mickey finns for north stilly cutts. Some of the classic featherwing streamers I fish:

Supervisor

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Black Ghost

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Colonel Bates and Chief Needabah

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Grey Ghost.

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Tied up some Gierach Specials this winter as well but have yet to fish them.

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Every now and again I'll come across these patterns in the rocks of a run, or in a pullout, and I always think I found one of @Dave Westburg runs

 

[Russell]

Haven’t been tying for quite some time. Pulled out my nice jungle cock cape to find dust and bugs.