Tapered Leaders for Small Stream Trout

Being able to present your “Perfect Flies” properly requires a good tapered leader, irregardless of the type of fly you are fishing. The leader should be soft enough to have the proper amount of elasticity in order to absorb the shock of the sudden surge of a fish, yet be hard enough to be as resistant to abrasion as possible. You cannot land large fish on frayed leader material, or with tangles and wind knots in your leader and tippet.

You should be able to deliver your flies with precision. This often makes the difference in catching fish or not catching fish. Our Perfect Fly leaders are designed to enable the angler to deliver the fly precisely where you want it to go. They provide a strong, nearly invisible link between the fly line and the fly. They transfer energy from the fly line to the fly in a predictable manner.

Our Perfect Fly Small Stream Trout tapered mono leaders have a large diameter butt section that helps make a smooth transition from the fly line to the leader. The midsection tapers gradually down to the terminal tippet part of the leader that is based on its intended use. These leaders transfer energy from the fly line to the tippet smoothly.

Don’t be fooled by marketing gimmicks!
Some leader manufacturers want to make you think you need several special purpose mono tapered leaders for trout fishing for different applications. They are usually nothing more than marketing gimmicks to make you think you need a different leader for brown trout than you do for rainbow trout; or a different one for freestone streams than spring creeks; etc. Many of them are just ways to get you to buy more leaders than you actually need to fish for trout.

Perfect Fly “Small Stream Trout” tapered leaders are used in all types of small streams as well as some larger size pocket water streams where short cast are preferred. Short, close-in presentations and the shorter length of the small stream trout leaders offers an advantage where strong, conflicting current make it difficult to get a drag-free drift. It reduces the amount of fly line on the water which results in less drag. The small stream trout leaders are appropriate for any type of small stream including spring creeks, tailwaters and freestone streams. They can be used with all types of trout flies. They are strong as any nylon leaders made for their diameter and flexibility. We don’t make misleading marketing claims that our leaders are “strong” by labeling a true 4X leader a 5X.

Tapered Leaders for Small Stream Trout