Our kids streamers

The inspiration for this feature was the birth of my 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. The following creative streamer patterns are the first installation to this feature.

The Children's Streamer patterns that have been contributed will be shadow box mounted and available for auction, with the proceeds going to a children's charity.

Stan Jakubaszek

Morgan's Fancy

Submitted By Al Petrucci

Lady Beth

Roger Whitcomb

Kristin Hurricane!

Roger Whitcomb

Cains RIver Devin's Demon

Submitted by Roger Whitcomb

Toshi

Submitted by Roger Whitcomb

The Red Rick

Submitted By Lindsey Grandison

New Angel

Submitted by Stan Jakubaszek

For Jodie Nicole remembered

Delightful Cascade

Submitted by Stan Jakubaszek

For Joy Lynn

Caitlin's Morning

Submitted by Stan Jakubaszek

For Caitlin Nicole

Erin Rose

Submitted By Bob Petti

Three sisters streamer

Submitted By Chris DelPlato

Comments About This Pattern From Chris:

The task at hand was to design a streamer that had some significance with respect to our children.
This was my approach....

Information Gathering:
I first asked ‘my three girls’ (Allison - 9 yrs., Haley - 6, and Lauren - 3) what their favorite colors were. Their responses - purple, pink and blue, respectively.
"Perfect for a ‘smeltish’ flair", I thought. I then looked up their birthstones. They are opal, pearl and emerald.

Creation Process:
Armed with that information, I applied it to my streamer design. Starting with the body, I used some pearlescent mylar tubing with a white floss underbody to represent both the opal and pearl birthstones. A peacock sword tail would take care of the emerald. Leaning toward a smelt look, I added a white bucktail belly (which can also signify white pearl) and a red hackle throat. On to the wing...

Using marabou for the pinkand purple seemed 'girlish' to me - the purple on top of the pink. I needed to include the youngest one's favorite color - blue. This
child is just a bit less girlish, and a tad tougher, than the other two. That meant hackle, as opposed to the soft & fluffy marabou. Light blue saddles were added over the marabou to 'shroud' it, in effect. I then added peacock herl topping, again in the ‘smelt tradition’ (also having emerald tones). Lastly, I slapped on a silver pheasant & jungle cock shoulder/cheek assembly (bowing to tradition) and
finished off the head. And there you have it!
By Chris Del Plato  (Jan.’99)

Matt's Marvel

Submitted By Doug Saball

Doug's Comments On this pattern

Matt's Marvel:
This pattern was designed after Matthew Saball, my second son. Matt has a very integrated personality. This was the motive to make a more advanced pattern. This pattern could also be made for Atlantic Salmon as well as a streamer pattern. One of Matt's favorite colors is pink, thus the wing. He also likes the golden pheasant as a bird so I used some feather from this bird.

This is definitely a morning pattern. I found that tying it took extra concentration and a steady hand. For me this means in the morning or before 2:00 PM.

The hard parts of this pattern is the ribbing and the shoulders. The ribbing is easier if you have a rotary vice. A steady tension on the tinsel at 45 degrees will allow an even spacing of the tinsel. After the tinsel is attached I do the same with the yellow hackle trying not to cross the tinsel. The golden pheasant tippet shoulders are easy to separate due to the yellow hackle ribbing fibers that protrude from the body. To alleviate this problem it may be necessary to trim the hackle near the head.

Peter's Blue Peacock

Submitted By Doug Saball

Doug's Comments On this pattern

Peter's Blue Peacock:
This fly was designed after Peter Saball who is my youngest son. Thus the motive for the blue wing. Peter also likes peafowl as birds and has a peacock feather collection.

Tying this pattern is typical of streamers. The hardest part is to have the peacock sword hearls encompass the wing.

Jonathan's Biplane Warrior

Submitted By Doug Saball

Doug's Comments On this pattern

Jonathan's Biplane Warrior:
This fly named after my oldest son Jonathan Saball, is tied in the style noted to be started by Chief Needahbeh of the Penobscot Indian Nation in Maine. The biplane and upright wing is an example of the moods of teenagers, which Jonathan is one. At one time things can be flat the next up in the air. The name includes "warrior" for two reasons, Chief Needahbeh, and Jon's desire to win.

This fly is moderately difficult to tie because of the wing positions. However, I found if I used the Rangeley style and cemented the different wing segments, it was easier to tie.

New Hope

Submitted By Robert Morger

Robert's Tying Instructions For This Pattern

Sarah's Desert Sunset

1. Start red monocord at halfway point wrap back to bend, wrap back 1/4"
   tie in peacock herl wrap back 1/8" let thread hang.

2. Wrap peacock herl to thread and secure.
3. Tie in red three strand metallic thread, holographic tinsel and long peacock herl, wrap thread to within 1/2" of eye let hang.
4. Wrap metallic thread to hanging thread, secure and clip off excess.
5. Counter wind metallic tinsel to thread and secure, follow tinsel with peacock herl so it sets right behind but does not cover tinsel secure with thread.
6. Tie in small clump of whtie and yellow bucktail.
7. With remaining or new piece of herl wrap a small tight section about 1/8" long secure with red monocord and make a band about 1/8" long add a couple of half hitches and clip off red thread, coat with head cement and let dry.
8. Start 6/0 black thread and wrap in wing hackles first white, then
   red next, yellow on top of the red and finally furnace to top off wing.

9. Tie in feathers for cheek, first guinea body feather, then pheasant
   shoulder feather and finally a single spot from a guinea feather.

10. Form head with thread and tie off, coat head with two to three coats of head cement.

Sarah's Desert Sunset

Submitted By Robert Morger

Robert's Tying Instructions For This Pattern

New Hope

1. Start yellow monocord near hook point wrap back to bend, wrap back 1/8"tie in orange monocord wind forward and back 3 layers, start red monocord and repeat.
2. Tie in peacock herl wrap back 3/8" let thread hang. Wrap peacock herl to thread and secure
3. Tie in white Kreinik metallic thread, holographic tinsel and long peacock herl, wrap thread to within 1/2" of eye let hang.
4. Wrap metallic thread to hanging thread, secure and clip off excess.
5. Counter wind metallic tinsel to thread and secure, follow tinsel with peacock herl so it sets right behind but does not cover tinsel. Secure with thread.
6. Tie in small clump of white bucktail.
7. Start 6/0 black thread and wrap forward tie in a small clump of red fuzzy hackle fibers as a throat.
8. Then tie in wing hackles first, olive grizzly, then yellow and finally white .
9. Tie in feathers for cheek, first Tragopan body feather, then olivehen saddle feather and finally a small Tragopan eye feather.
10. Tie in center section of peacock eye feather.
11. Form head with thread and tie off, coat head with two to threecoats of head cement.

Liam's Luck

Submitted By Emmett Johnson

Named After My Son Robert Liam

Kelly's Return

Submitted By Emmett Johnson

My Prodigal Daughter