They are made of materials that become waterlogged quickly and sink, so they look like drowned insects and sometimes baitfish. Streamers Big fish, such as pike, muskies, large trout, and bass, are attracted to streamers because they look like baitfish. Retrieve these flies to make them look like swimming fish. These are flies made for special situations. A fish-egg fly works in spawning season to catch rainbow trout.
Crayfish flies work in summer when smallmouth bass are gobbling crayfish.
Panfish on a Pond A good way to learn fly-fishing is to wade the shallows of a lake while casting a small popper for sunfish and bass. Wade quietly along the shoreline or in the shallows. Cast toward visible fish or their light, circular nests. Cast back and then forward. On the forward cast, after the wrist flick, release the line with your line hand.