Size #06. Designed by Rich Strolis, the Ice Pick Streamer is a great general purpose baitfish for searching water or whenever you need to match mid sized forage like chubs and minnows.
The Mini Ice Pick imitates a small baitfish, leech, sculpin, or flashy little streamer snack with a sharp, visible profile. It is built for trout that want movement and flash, but not necessarily a giant articulated meal swinging through the room like it owns the place.
When should I fish a Mini Ice Pick?
Fish the Mini Ice Pick when trout are chasing smaller streamers, especially in clear water, colder water, pressured rivers, or days when big meat gets follows but not eats. Larger trout often shift toward richer prey like minnows, sculpins, crayfish, and other larger food as they grow, so even a compact streamer can still speak big-fish language.
How should I retrieve the Mini Ice Pick?
Use short strips, pauses, swings, and little twitches. Let it flash, drop, and hesitate between movements. Baitfish imitations often work best when they look vulnerable—fluttering, struggling, sinking, or separated from cover—instead of swimming in one stiff straight line.
What kind of water is best for the Mini Ice Pick?
Fish it along undercut banks, soft seams, pocket edges, pool heads, tailouts, and structure where trout can ambush small prey. Trout often hold lower in the water column where current is slower and food comes by with less effort, so let this fly work through those softer feeding lanes instead of skating over their heads.
Why choose the Mini Ice Pick over a larger streamer?
Choose the Mini Ice Pick when you want streamer energy in a smaller, cleaner bite. It is easier to cast, easier for trout to finish, and useful when fish are curious but not fully committed to eating something the size of a gas-station burrito. Same predatory trigger, less drama.
