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Streamer Presentations #10 -- Strategies, Tips and Scenarios

March 30, 2025 • Domenick Swentosky • Season 14 • Episode 10

This season has been all about options for moving the streamer. Our focus has been on the animations available to attract and then sell the trout on the streamer presentation. In this season finale, we talk about river scenarios and share some tips and strategies that help tie all of the previous episodes together.

We discuss the following:

How different fly designs suggest fishing them different ways
Should all streamers have flash?
How to adapt to big rivers
Discipline in approach and following through
Are trout attracted by randomness in the presentation or turned off by it?
How to adapt when we know big trout are in the area
Does matching the baitfish type matter?
Blending presentation styles
How to convert trout that won't commit

My friend, Austin Dando, joins me for a great discussion.

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