Patterns From The Past
Kennebago Trout Streamline Bucktails
Posted on August 12 2020
Streamer flies have come a long way in the last 70 years. The simple Bucktail streamer tied with varying portions of hair from a deer tail were some of the first flies tied for fly fishing. The material was easy to come by and easy to work with....
Rangeley Grasshopper
Posted on July 14 2020
I have a great story about this pattern. I had my first fly tying lesson when I was about 12 years old and I remember it clearly. It was a woolly worm and it was at the long gone fly shop in Oquossoc called the House Of Tall Tales. During...
Light Cahill
Posted on June 11 2020
The featured fly in this posting is the Light Cahill wet fly. The Cahill family of flies come from New York and were originated in the 1880's by Daniel Cahill. It imitates a light colored mayfly and in it's early days was considered to be one of the most effective...
Warden's Worry
Posted on May 06 2020
This month's pattern from the past is the Warden's Worry. This streamer was originated in 1930 by Maine Game Warden Joseph Stickney of Saco. This pattern was in the Fletcher's Fly Shop catalog from the beginning and appeared for sale in the " Kennebago Trout Streamline Bucktail " collection....
Dr. Grantham
Posted on April 05 2020
This month's fly from the past is the Dr. Grantham streamer. This pattern is of local origin and tied for the Rangeley Region Sports Shop. There is no history on the pattern other then what was told to me by an old timer one day in the shop....
Kennebago Wolf (Welch Dry Fly)
Posted on March 08 2020
This month’s pattern is the Kennebago Wolf. The Kennebago Wolf is listed in the 1947 Fletcher’s Fly Shop catalog. It is listed as a “New Wulff fly - Lee Wulff pattern". It was created by George Fletcher in honor of Herb Welch and was originally named the “Welch...
The "Fletcher's Super" Streamer Fly
Posted on February 06 2020
This is the first fly pattern in this blog series. The Fletcher Super recipe was listed in the 1947 Fletcher's Fly Shop mail order catalog.
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