Carrie Stevens

Anyone here tie Carrie Stevens patterns? Where do you get the hooks?
Frank Reid

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Anyone here tie Carrie Stevens patterns? Where do you get the hooks?
Frank Reid



Unless you really want the old fashioned look, I would use short
shanked hooks instead of the long ones on the originals. Those
long shanks cause a lot of leverage to work the hook out of the
fishes jaw.

If you really like the long body, I would tie a tube fly and rig
it ahead of a short shank hook.


--
Kevin Vang
reply to kevin dot vang at minotstateu dot edu

Frank Reid wrote:
Anyone here tie Carrie Stevens patterns? Where do you get the hooks?
Frank Reid

I bought some from here : http://www.belvoirdale.com/ a few years ago. I
found them to be very good quality, for what little that is worth.....

/Vaughan

On Jan 13, 8:34*pm, Frank Reid wrote:
Anyone here tie Carrie Stevens patterns? *Where do you get the hooks?
Frank Reid

Try:

http://greatfeathers.com/mikemartinek.aspx

"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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Anyone here tie Carrie Stevens patterns? Where do you get the hooks?
Frank Reid

you already got links to the two sources I am aware of.
And, to differ with Kevin, the hooks she used serve a mechanical purpose on
the waters she designed them for, that a tube fly wouldn't duplicate. Not to
say that his suggestion would or wouldn't fish more successfully, it would
just behave differently.
Tom

Anyone here tie Carrie Stevens patterns? *Where do you get the hooks?
Frank Reid

you already got links to the two sources I am aware of.
And, to differ with Kevin, the hooks she used serve a mechanical purpose on
the waters she designed them for, that a tube fly wouldn't duplicate. Not to
say that his suggestion would or wouldn't fish more successfully, it would
just behave differently.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom

One of the reasons that the 10X is use is getting the fly down. I
just wanted to try this without going to a shorter hook and adding
weight. I do have a first edition, self-published copy of Streamer
Flies for Trolling and Casting (now called volume one) by Mike
Martinek and wanted to try some of the flies.
Frank Reid

"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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I do have a first edition, self-published copy of Streamer
Flies for Trolling and Casting (now called volume one) by Mike
Martinek and wanted to try some of the flies.
Frank Reid

I was gifted, a few years back, the coffee table book on Carrie and her
flies, by a generous pirate. I love the book, but never have sat down to try
and do the flies.
Tom

Frank Reid wrote:
Anyone here tie Carrie Stevens patterns? Where do you get the hooks?
Frank Reid
you already got links to the two sources I am aware of.
And, to differ with Kevin, the hooks she used serve a mechanical purpose on
the waters she designed them for, that a tube fly wouldn't duplicate. Not to
say that his suggestion would or wouldn't fish more successfully, it would
just behave differently.
Tom

One of the reasons that the 10X is use is getting the fly down. I
just wanted to try this without going to a shorter hook and adding
weight. I do have a first edition, self-published copy of Streamer
Flies for Trolling and Casting (now called volume one) by Mike
Martinek and wanted to try some of the flies.
Frank Reid

Frank,
I have fished this style of flies a lot for the past few summers taking
a number of good browns and surprisingly to me some very nice Arctic
char. Some I have tied but mostly dressed by Duane Vigue, who is so much
better than I am it is kinda embarrassing putting my flies in the same
box. I know there are known problems of poor hookups or poor fish
holding using these long hooks but I've not really experienced this
myself. Up to #4s they have proven to be superb lake flies, either
casting or trolling behind my float tube. I've not tried #2s. Oddly
enough, I've never caught a fish in running water on one. Have not
persisted long enough I suspect.

I would be interested to hear how you go. The flies are beautiful and
swim very nicely, I think....

/Vaughan

On Jan 15, 5:28*pm, "Tom Littleton" wrote:
"Frank Reid" wrote in message

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I do have a first edition, self-published copy of Streamer
Flies for Trolling and Casting (now called volume one) by Mike
Martinek and wanted to try some of the flies.
Frank Reid

I was gifted, a few years back, the coffee table book on Carrie and her
flies, by a generous pirate. I love the book, but never have sat down to try
and do the flies.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom

Hi Guys,
Pretty devoted group that will give you all the help you need he
http://streamerlist.ning.com/

Cheers,
Chris
http://cdelplato.googlepages.com

Mustad 94700? if u can find any old ones around


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Anyone here tie Carrie Stevens patterns? Where do you get the hooks?
Frank Reid