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Carrie Challenge II

Streamers: Back in 2002 a bunch of guys on the streamers@ mailing list decided to tie some flies "in the hand" without the benefit of a vise. This year a new crop took up the challenge with a different fly - Carrie's Favorite - and tackled the Look Ma, No Vise challange.
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Favorite Streamer Swap

Patterns:: There's nothing like a good fly swap to get the fly tying knuckles cracked, the creative juices flowing again. The reasons for joining a swap are many - but for me it's fun to tie flies for something other than my fly boxes, and I truly enjoy the friendship and comraderie that comes with participating in a swap. It's not about who ties the best flies or who has the best feathers.
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New Streamers

Streamers: Converting a classic salmon fly to hairwing form has been done for many years among salmon anglers. Recently, the gang on the streamers@ mailing list tried their hand at converting classic salmon patterns to trout flies.
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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.

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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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Jim Warner flies

Classic: Guest writers Mike Martinek and Chris DelPlato have teamed up to write, the Jim Warner - A New England Classic which hilights the contribution of this well known New Hampshire angler to streamer anglers.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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Herb Welch flies

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

Reindeer Ghost Shiner

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Streamers Of Bill Edson
Undoubtedly, most fly fishermen will relate the name Bill Edson with the Dark and Light Edson Tiger streamers that bear his name. They are prominent in streamer lore, fly catalogs, fly wallets, and with just cause - they have been exceptional fish takers from their inception.

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Thunder Creeks
Fifteen Thunder Creek patterns.

Go to West Carry Dace

West Carry Dace
"All dace are not created equal". Although they may look pretty much the same to us, fish much prefer the females with their orange and yellow bellies. I soon noticed that when I sewed on this colorful variation, a strike was not far off.

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White Marabou
What's so exciting about a simple white marabou streamer? It doesn't have any exotic ingredients. No epoxy. No goggle eyes. No genetic hackle. You could tie a million of them for the cost of a gallon of milk. There are no fancy techniques in the tying, so everyone who can wrap thread can tie their own.

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Patterns
·Steelhead Beetle
·Grantham's Sedge
·The Killer Mantis
·Martin's Mundane Zonker Worm
·HKA Sunray/Bismo
·Jim Warner Swap
·Carrie Challenge II
·Bastard Crab
·Meko Special
·The CDC & Elk family
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Tie Better
·Oatman's Silver Darter
·The Killer Mantis
·Everyday Fly Tying Tips
·Major Traherne's flies
·Tying with CDC
·The CDC & Elk family
·DIY brushes and combs
·The Bloody Zonker
·Unsinkable flies
·Phloating Eyez
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Global
·Lake fishing in Sweden
·Tapâm Q&A
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·Minni
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·Chasing Gold
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·Kola autumn
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