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Conditions
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Rod
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Line
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Leader/Tippet
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Comments
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Spring Creeks, small water
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7'6"
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4 wt floating
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11' 6x
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Summer brings tall grasses along stream banks. A long rod is preferred by
some to clear vegetation on back casts.
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Larger rivers
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8'6"
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5 wt floating
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9' 5x
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Streamer fishing may call for heavier tippet and
maybe a little more heft in the rod.
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Steelhead
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9'
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6 wt sink-tip
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9' 4x
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Sinking or sinking-tip lines common.
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