12 Capt. Ken Tutalo’s Simple Streamer Selection – Clouser Minnow & Deceiver Style Saltwater and Freshwater Flies

A proven guide fly for trout, smallmouth bass, and saltwater game fish. Capt. Ken’s Simple Streamer is a versatile 3-inch baitfish pattern that has earned a place in the fly boxes of our guides on the Upper Delaware River and Tampa Bay flats. This 12-fly selection gives you a choice of productive colors for freshwater and saltwater fishing.

Description

Guides spend countless days on the water, and they need flies that consistently produce results. They don't need complicated patterns that look good in a fly box but fail to catch fish. They need dependable, effective flies that work under real fishing conditions.

Capt. Ken's Simple Streamer is exactly that kind of fly. This is a true guide pattern and one of Capt. Ken's most productive streamers. It has been used successfully while guiding for trout on the Upper Delaware River and targeting saltwater game fish on the flats and backcountry of Tampa Bay.

The combination of hackle and marabou provides lifelike movement, while just the right amount of flash attracts attention without overpowering the pattern. When wet, the materials compress into a slender baitfish profile that imitates juvenile minnows and other small forage fish. Its absorbent materials also help the fly sink quickly.

This simple but effective streamer has a long history of producing large trout and other predatory game fish.

Why We Fish It

The Simple Streamer is versatile, dependable, and effective in both freshwater and saltwater. Its slender profile, natural movement, and subtle flash make it a great imitation of small baitfish. It is a pattern our guide staff relies on, and we always keep a good selection available.

When to Fish It

Fish this streamer whenever trout, bass, or saltwater predators are feeding on small baitfish. It excels in rivers for trout and smallmouth bass and is equally at home on saltwater flats and inshore waters for spotted seatrout, redfish, snook, and flounder.

How to Fish It

Use short or moderate strips to imitate a swimming baitfish. Vary your retrieve with pauses to create an erratic, fleeing action. In rivers, fish it across current seams, along banks, and through deeper holding water. In saltwater, work it around grass flats, potholes, mangrove edges, and other areas where predators hunt baitfish.

Baxter House Guide Tip

Don't overlook simple streamer patterns. When fish are feeding on small baitfish, a slender fly with natural movement can be more effective than a large, heavily dressed streamer. The Simple Streamer is one of those patterns we keep close at hand because it works in so many different situations.

Details

• Pattern: Capt. Ken Tutalo's Simple Streamer

• Selection: 12 flies

• Length: Approximately 3 inches

• Hook: #2 saltwater hook

• Materials: Hackle and marabou with a subtle amount of flash

• Imitates: Juvenile baitfish and small minnows

• Freshwater target species: Trout and smallmouth bass

• Saltwater target species: Spotted seatrout, redfish, snook, flounder, and other inshore game fish

• Colors: Grizzly, Olive Grizzly, Yellow Grizzly, Orange Grizzly, and White/Black

• Available colors: Select from the colors currently in stock using the drop-down menu

• Best use: Freshwater streamer fishing, saltwater flats, and inshore baitfish presentations

A True Guide Fly – Add It to Your Streamer Box

This is not just another streamer pattern. The Simple Streamer is a proven guide fly that has produced for us in both the Upper Delaware River and Tampa Bay. If you want a versatile baitfish imitation that can handle trout, bass, and saltwater game fish, this is a pattern worth carrying. Order Capt. Ken's 12-fly Simple Streamer Selection today and put a proven guide pattern to work on your next fishing trip.