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CARRIE STEVENS
A
self-taught fly tier from Upper Dam Maine, Carrie created some of the
most beautiful and enduring streamer patterns ever designed. Her Gray
Ghost streamer alone would be enough to secure her a place in
fly tying  history. In fact, Carrie originated well over 150 patterns
that have successfully lured salmon and trout from the Rangeley
waters. Collectors seek out original Carrie Stevens streamer flies and
pay many hundreds of dollars for a fly that once sold for less than
one dollar.
Our collection includes a hand written letter by Carrie
recounting how she caught her now legendary 6 pound, 13 ounce brook
trout at Upper Dam Pool on July 1, 1924. She writes, “I made another
cast and gave my fly three or four lively skips when this large trout
struck it and dashed away at a terrific speed. I expected any moment
it would run out all my line or reach the foaming white water before I
succeeded in stopping it.” Her fish, caught on a fly she tied and of
her own design, won second place in the 1924 Field & Stream Fishing
Contest. Perhaps more importantly, the publicity she received resulted
in flood of requests from fly fishermen across the country for some of
her flies. Thus she began a career that was to make her one of the
most famous fly tiers in the country and Rangeley a legendary fishing
destination.
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