821 | Fishing Micro Streamers with Brian at Trout Tornado - Delaware River
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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821 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/821
Presented by: Pescador on the Fly, TroutRoutes, Four Wheel Campers,
Big browns don't always fall for big flies. Sometimes the secret is going smaller. On today's episode, we're digging into the world of fishing micro streamers with Brian from Trout Tornado.
Brian shares how downsizing can unlock the biggest fish in the system, why two-fly rigs shine during the minnow hatch, and the loop knot trick that makes streamers swim like they're alive. We'll also get into reading water, knowing when browns are staging, and how to fish them right.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/821
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| 0:00.0 | Roderick Haig Brown once wrote, |
| 0:03.6 | In fishing, as in life, we sometimes must lose in order to win. |
| 0:07.8 | That reminder that subtlety often outsmarts force feels right at home on the Delaware. |
| 0:12.9 | Decades after Lee Wolf shaped the river's culture, anglers here continue to refine how they fool big trout and pressured water. |
| 0:19.8 | On today's episode, we're diving into the |
| 0:21.6 | world of micro-streamers instead of chasing the giant meat fly trend. We're showing how |
| 0:26.5 | downsizing can actually unlock the biggest browns in the system. From loop knot tricks that make a fly |
| 0:32.2 | swim like they're alive, today's guest is carrying forward a tradition of innovation like Lee Wolf |
| 0:37.2 | himself. |
| 0:38.0 | This is the Wet Fly Swing podcast where I show you the best places to travel to for fly fishing, |
| 0:41.7 | how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip, |
| 0:44.9 | and what you can do to give back to the fish species we all love. |
| 0:48.0 | Brian from Trout Tornado is here to show us how he fishes micro streamers. |
| 0:53.3 | We're going to talk about the rigging setups he uses for two flies and why small patterns |
| 0:58.4 | dominate the minnow hatch. |
| 1:00.2 | Plus, we're going to get some tips on reading water and how to know when browns are staging |
| 1:04.4 | and how to fish them right. |
| 1:06.0 | Okay, here we go. |
| 1:06.9 | You can find Brian on Instagram at Trout Tornado. |
| 1:12.4 | How you doing, Brian? I at Trout Tornado. How you doing, Brian? |
| 1:13.7 | I'm great today. |
| 1:14.6 | Thank you. |
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