Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies Running Line Extended back taper

Extended back taper

as well as forgotten classics that were once popular or that exhibit stylistic merit

all the while teaching techniques and introducing materials by tying popular patterns for Eastern and Western streams that catch fish

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also retrieves flies and hooks

Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies Running Line Extended back taperCarrie Stevens (1882 1970) of Upper Dam, Maine, created some of the most beautiful and enduring streamer patterns ever, including the legendary Gray Ghost, which she designed to catch the giant brook trout and landlocked salmon of the Rangeley Lakes. This long awaited book is both a history of the woman and the region, as well as a guide to the Stevens method. It includes color plates of original patterns, some only recently discovered, along with a