We caught fish using both a spey rod and a single-hand fly rod. The combination that worked was a 3-5 inches per second (IPS) sinking line and a natural brown sculpin streamer.

Sinking Fly Line for the Win. I probed the deeper holes with a sinking line and a black streamer. Most of my hits came after I let the fly sink a few feet before I began my retrieve, and then gave ...