Casting Streamers

      A very good smelt imitation in many New England waters. Named after a former governor of Vermont.   

Created by William Covey of Farmington Maine. It's name came from a Dick Tracy comic character.

This streamer pattern is the one that made Carrie Stevens famous. She first fished the original at Upper Dam near Rangeley Maine.  This pattern is ...

The famous Rangeley fly with the action of marabou.

Originated by Bert Quimby of Windham Maine and used on the area lakes for salmon and brook trout. Inspired by the famous Gray Ghost streamer.  Mara...

Not much history on this fly. It is however a popular pattern among area fisherman.  

A variation of the popular Joe's smelt pattern.

A good casting streamer   - larger sizes are sometimes used trolling. The down wing design of this fly makes it a killer imitation of a smelt.

A variation of the Kennebago Muddler. It has an underwing of green and orange - crayfish colors.

A great pattern designed to copy a drake emerger.

A black smelt pattern created by Bud Wilcox. Bud was a well known guide and tier in the Rangeley region.

The Marabou version is my favorite for the spring salmon run on the Kennebago river.

Originated by Samuel Slaymaker of Pennsylvania. This is a very effective bucktail  in many of our waters in the area.  

Originated by Samuel Slaymaker of Pennsylvania. This is a very effective bucktail  in waters that have an abundance of rainbow trout fry.

A little known streamer fly with great color and attraction. Used by some during our annual flying ant hatch.

A little known streamer fly with great color and attraction. Used by some during our annual flying ant hatch. The marabou adds to its appeal to fish.

Very effective fly created by Alvin Theriault of Maine.

One of my go to streamers when nothing else is working. This variation was created by Dan Bailey of Montana.

  One of the best known bucktail streamers. Created in the early 1930's by John Alden Knight of Pennsylvania.    

This is a very aggressive variation that has caught many big brookies in our area.

Great colors make this a real fish attractor.  It's one of my top 3 streamers. Very good in the spring where there are spawning red belly shiners. ...

Great colors make this a real fish attractor.  It's one of my top 3 streamers. Very good in the spring where there are spawning red belly shiners.

A very popular muddler variation.

Created by Don Gapen of Canada to intimate the minnow found in the rivers of Ontario. One of the most versatile flies of all time.