Dave You can google Maine streamer patterns or you can look in Joe Bates Streamer book, or google Carrie Stevens patterns but there are so many more than just hers.
They were typically tied on 8x long hooks in size 2 or 4 for trolling but you could also tie them in casting sizes on a 6 or 8 hooks 8x long. You could also tie them tandem with beads on a wire. There is also a classic streamer book but out by David Klausmeyer that is a nice book for tying them. I've got a book devoted just to Smelt Flies that you could probably find pretty inexpensive. Many of the patterns are from New England. A number of Smelt patterns.. just google smelt streamer patterns. The Black Ghost Grey Ghost The Demon The General MacArthur Golden Witch Greyhound Blue Devil Green Beauty Governor Supervisor Col. Bates There is even a streamer list out there that you may stumble across in your searches. Google Mike Martinek's flies Or Chris Del Plato's flies (he had an article out on streamer flies in the Premiere issue of Hatches Magazine) That should give you a good start. Deb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Masson Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 9:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [VFB] Streamer Swap Hi Peggy I need some info on these flies. Names of the flies from main, what size hooks, and anything else you can tell me thank Dave From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peggy Brenner Sent: November 3, 2007 9:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Streamer Swap I have three brave soles so far: 1 Rene Zillman 2 Jack Morris 3 Jack Lehman 4 Peggy Brenner Let's take this to 10, by Mothers day we can all learn how to tye a Classic Maine streamer. Peggy
