"This streamer was first tied and named by Herbert Welch, of
Haines Landing, Maine, fly caster extra-ordinary, guide, taxidermist,
artist and one of the best known fishermen in the East.
Another one of Mr. Welch's creations is the Jane Craig, named after
the actress.
It has been said that "when casting a streamer fly for salmon the trick
is to impart an alluring action to the artificial by a series of rod twitches -
the idea being to simulate a smelt's darts and wiggles. Once this technique
is mastered, it's no trick to catch fish, and at Gordon Fraser's Inlet Camp,
up on Square Lake, Herb Welch took and released nine salmon and trout
on the Home Pool after other anglers had given up."
- Tail: Thin slips of duck or groose in red, yellow and
blue; two strands of peacock sword.
- Body: Flat silver tinsel.
- Rib: Oval silver tinsel.
- Throat: Guinea fowl fibers.
- Wing: Dark red saddle hackles flanked by two white
saddle hackle (Perrault uses pink instead of red hackles.)
- Topping: Bright green peacock herl strands.
Quoted section from Fly Patterns and Their
Origins, published by Westshore Publications,
Color photo and tying recipe from Forgotten Flies.
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