For further reading

Traditional media

Bates, Joseph D., Jr. Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. 1995

A rich reference guide to streamers, fishing the flies, and the origins of various streamer recipes. Generally considered authoritative.

Hilyard, Graydon R., Leslie Hilyard. Carrie G. Stevens Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. 2000

The authoritative guide to the works and recipes of streamers of Carrie Stevens. All identified Stevens streamers in this reference were analyzed using a strict research protocol.

Hilyard, Graydon R., Leslie Hilyard. “Carrie Stevens: A Fly Tyer’s Progress” The American Fly Fisher: Journal of the American Museum of Fly Fishing. Spring 2002. v28 no2 p11

Describes the phases of Carrie Stevens’ early work, and one of the earliest published dissections of a Carrie Stevens streamer.

Hilyard, Graydon R., Leslie Hilyard. Herbert L. Welch: Black Ghosts and Art in a Maine Guide’s Wilderness. Guilford, CT: Stackpole Books. 2018

In addition to the history and works of Herbert Welch, this contains a few previously unknown Carrie Stevens streamers discovered since the publication of the Carrie Stevens book by the same authors.

Schmookler, Paul, Ingrid V. Sils. Forgotten Flies. Millis, MA: The Complete Sportsman. 1999

This work perhaps singlehandedly created a resurgence of interest in the streamers of Carrie Stevens. Large format with rich photography and thousands of flies from key creators of the art in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Smedley, Harold H. Fly Patterns and Their Origins. Muskegon, MI: Westshore Publications. 1943

An early work containing the histories of a wide variety of flies popular in the mid 20th century.

Valla, Mike. The Founding Flies: 43 American Masters, Their Patterns and Influences. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. 2013

A comprehensive overview of the tyers and their flies from the late 19th and early-mid 20th century who profoundly influenced American fly tying.