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Flatwings

Apr 9. 2000
Streamers One style of streamer that is very effective here in Maine in the smaller casting sizes, is the flatwing streamer. The feature that defines this style, the flat wing, normally consists of a flank feather from some species of duck tied flat on top of the hook, instead of in the classic "upright" manner that the classic New England Streamer patterns specify.
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Brook trout

Mar 1. 2000
Forage The brook trout is native to North America. It is found from the Canadian Maritime Provinces, including offshore islands, Newfoundland, Labrador, and Quebec.
Read more about the brook trout
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Herb Welch flies

Jan 10. 2000
Streamers If I was sitting with ten fellow trout fisherman and mentioned the name "Herbie Welch", I would probably get ten quizzical looks.
More here
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Thunder Creek flies

Jan 1. 2000
Streamer Kieth Fulsher was particularly concerned with the size of the head and the eyes. He didn't feel that thread heads with painted eyes or jungle cock eyes appropriately represented the large head of a minnow.
About the Thunder Creek style
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Rangeley swap

Nov 11. 1999
Swap It was inevitable that the folks on Raske's "Streamers" mailing list would eventually partake in a swap of Rangeley style streamers.
See the flies here
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Atrractor swap

Sep 11. 1999
Swap Undoubtedly, when one thinks of attractor streamer and bucktail patterns, the venerable Mickey Finn comes to mind. More often than not, it's the very first pattern streamer aficionados are introduced to when learning to tie...and rightly so, as it remains a productive pattern in our streamer wallets.
More attractors here
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Hooks for streamers

May 20. 1999
The hook is the foundation on which a good streamer is built. When streamer anglers meet, quite often it's the subject of heated debate! I've listed a variety of the streamer hooks available on the market today (and some no longer available) in the table in the article.
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Ewing Streamer Hackles

May 1. 1999
Review One of the most difficult things for today's streamer tyer to find is suitable hackle for winging Rangeley Style streamers.
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Carrie Stevens II

Mar 23. 1999
Mrs. Carrie G. Stevens One of the true parents of streamer fly fishing, particularly in New England, she brought forth the Gray Ghost. The popularity of her 25 years of fly tying is exemplified by this fly, a streamer that has traveled not only throughout the United States but all over the world.
Read the article here.
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Carrie Stevens patterns

Mar 21. 1999
Streamers No page featuring New England Streamers would be complete without a portion dedicated to Carrie G. Stevens, of Madison, Maine. Mrs. Stevens is the originator or the Grey Ghost, one of the most well-known and effective New England Streamer patterns to have been tied, and still a popular choice as a trolling and casting streamer today.
Patterns here
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Our kids streamers

Jan 15. 1999
Swap The inspiration for this feature was the birth of the author's granddaughter, Caitlin Nicole, and collectively members of the Streamer List began to formulate and describe the uniqueness of their own children and grandchildren. It was proposed that list member's design a streamer unique to their individual child or grandchild and that was most depictive of the individual child's personality.
See the patterns here
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Smelt swap

Jun 6. 1998
Streamers The intent of this swap was for each member to provide a dozen streamers which represented the Rainbow Smelt in casting sizes. Some of the entries were "recognized" patterns, but many were original dressings.
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Copper swap

May 1. 1998
Swap A discussion on the New England Streamer List began on the merits of copper as a material in streamer tying. It seems the consensus was that copper has always been a productive "metal" in the pursuit of landlocked salmon or trout in New England
Swap flies seen here

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Comments

Submitted by LeRoy Lowell on Thu, 2006-06-29 23:51
Hi Bob, I am an old...

Hi Bob,
I am an old Mainer who comes back to Rangeley area every year. I have only been fly fishing and Fly tying for about 6 years.

I would like to meet with you this sumer for cofee and to pick your brain about tying streamers.

Thank you, Yours to be counted on, LeRoy

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