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Carrie Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favourite Trout Flies
Graydon R. Hilyard
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Description for Carrie Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favourite Trout Flies
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BG; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 205 x 17. .
Carrie 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 colour plates of original patterns, some only recently discovered, along with a biography illustrated with archival photos. The tying section lists dressings for more than 100 streamers, 65 of which have never been published.
Carrie 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 colour plates of original patterns, some only recently discovered, along with a biography illustrated with archival photos. The tying section lists dressings for more than 100 streamers, 65 of which have never been published.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780811703536
SKU
V9780811703536
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99-15
About Graydon R. Hilyard
Graydon R. Hilyard has been studying Carrie Stevens and collecting her work for fifteen years. Leslie K. Hilyard, a champion fly tier, tied patterns for the book and contributed to the research.
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