Carrie Stevens

Of NE streamers fame

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Homage to Carrie Stevens Feb 18. 2018 Classic Italian master fly tyer Stefano Farkas has tied a Carrie Stevens streamer in the style of his full dressed salmon flies. See the pictures here	Rane Olsen's streamer project Jun 1. 2015 Daunting Finnish fly tyer Rane Olsen decided to tie all 93 Carrie Stevens streamer patterns mentioned in Graydon R. Hilyard and Leslie K. Hilyard's book on her and the flies. Read the story, see the pictures
Vintage Streamers Jun 29. 2013 Vintage Flies I saw a post by Ted Patlen on a fly tying bulletin board. It was a simple post - a photo of a group of flies and a short statement stating his intention of tying the flies as close as possible to the way the originator tied the flies. Click here to read more.	Carrie Challenge II Nov 14. 2011 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. Click here to see the results.

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Video Green Drake Nov 2. 2023 Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Green Drake.	Video Carrie Stevens' Gray Ghost Streamer Jul 4. 2022 Materials Used;	Video Blue Devil Variant Dec 2. 2018 Materials Used; Hook, Streamer size 4 10x Long or Less Threads, UTC 140 Black Uni-8/0 White Tag, Silver Tinsel Rib, Silver Tinsel Body, UTC 140 Black
Article Homage to Carrie Stevens Feb 18. 2018 Classic Italian master fly tyer Stefano Farkas has tied a Carrie Stevens streamer in the style of his full dressed salmon flies. See the pictures here	Video Shang's Special Jun 7. 2017 The Shang’s Special is a nod to Carrie Steven’s friend and mentor Charles Edward Wheeler, for whom she also created the Shang’s Favorite and the Charles E. Wheeler streamers.	Article Rane Olsen's streamer project Jun 1. 2015 Daunting Finnish fly tyer Rane Olsen decided to tie all 93 Carrie Stevens streamer patterns mentioned in Graydon R. Hilyard and Leslie K. Hilyard's book on her and the flies. Read the story, see the pictures
Article Vintage Streamers Jun 29. 2013 Vintage Flies I saw a post by Ted Patlen on a fly tying bulletin board. It was a simple post - a photo of a group of flies and a short statement stating his intention of tying the flies as close as possible to the way the originator tied the flies. Click here to read more.	Article Carrie Challenge II Nov 14. 2011 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. Click here to see the results.	Article Carrie's Challenge Oct 16. 2002 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.
Article The Rangely style Jan 1. 2001 Tip The Rangeley Style of streamer tying is the style used by Carrie Stevens to tie her famous Grey Ghost pattern. This unique features of this style of tying are that the wing components are assembled and glued together before attaching to the hook, and that the wings are not mounted on top of the hook shank but slightly down the sides of the hook shank. See how to tie it here.	Article Martinek's CS streamers May 31. 2000 Carrie The three original Carrie Stevens Patterns on this page are shared with us from Mike Martinek's private collection with his comments.	Article 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.
Article 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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