only thing that works in the winter. But if you want to target big fish, this is the best way to get it done and this is the best time of year to get it done.” Largely, Dally says, the type of


people attracted to winter streamer fishing are guys in their 20s, 30s and 40s, who want something a little edgy. “I call them the ex-X Games genera-


tion,” Dally says. “They grew up surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding. They like something a little out there, a hard challenge.”


‘Not your traditional fly fishing’ Calling it a challenge is for many an


understatement. Dally and his clients hit the water early in the morning and fish until dusk, casting nonstop, all in the hopes of landing that once-in-a- lifetime fish. Clients can fish days, even years, and not score that trophy catch —a lunker that can reach up to 30 inch- es in length, or more. Dally considers a trophy brown anything over 24 inches. “It’s definitely not your traditional


Steve Dally works on one of his latest streamer fly creations.


fly fishing,” he says. But traditions change, and more and more people are coming to fish the


20 Living Well i February/March 2015


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