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Home of the classical streamer

Yellow Marabou Special

Marabou Winged Streamer: While tying up a batch of streamers for a fly swap, GFF partner Bob Petti remembered an old tinsel trick that reduced some of the hand cramping thread wrapping that is all too common with long shanked streamers.
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Bert Quimby

Classic streamers: Another entry in the continuing series of features highlighting the flies of the founders of the art of streamer tying. Bert Quimby is not as well known as many, but his flies are just as beautiful and original.
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Fall Streamers

Streamers: Looking for some juicy streamers to swing in your favorite trout stream or pond in the coming Fall? Check out these attractive flies from a streamer swap hosted by Scott Daskiewich.
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Go to "Big Mike's streamers"

Big Mike's streamers

Heritage: Truly influential fly tyers are rare. Mike Martinek is such a tyer. He has been the initiator and a major contributor to the revival of the American streamers. Read Bob Petti's article about Mike's beautiful, classical streamer patterns.

Click to go to "Carrie's Challenge"

Carrie's Challenge

Streamers: I have never used a vise; I have never seen anyone tie a fly and noone has ever seen me tie one. I have never read or had any fly tying instructions. Said by Carrie Stevens in a letter to Jospeh Bates. The words of a trailblazer. How fortunate we are to reap the benefits of a road paved by innovators before us, such as Mrs. Stevens.

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Preston Jennings' flies

Preston Jennings was one of those rare individuals who saw things differently than most folks. It would certainly be in our best interested to learn more about his work and his thoughts on color separation when we design our own flies. Bob Petti shows you a few patterns in the Streamer Section.

"Carrie Stevens II" is found here

Carrie Stevens II

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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Deceivers

Feature: A recent article in Fly Tyer magazine sparked quite a debate on the streamer list about the use of this popular and effective saltwater fly in fresh water. The debate found the authors "defending" the fresh water deceiver and prompted us to write a small feature on some of our own deceiver patterns.

Go to "Glimpses of Maine's Angling Past"

Glimpses of Maine's Angling Past

History: This is a very unique and interesting little book. No fly patterns. No fishing techniques. It is basically what the title implies - a portal into the past of one of the most historically significant states in the U.S. with regards to fishing and in particular, fly-fishing.

Find "Martinek's CS streamers" here

Martinek's CS streamers

Carrie: The 3 original Carrie Stevens Patterns on this page are shared with us from Mike Martinek's private collection with his comments.

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Fly Fishing New Zealand Back Country South Island, Guided by Mike Kirkpatrick of Latitude Guiding
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