Memphremagog Smelt
Henry McGowan
Hook - Mustad 94720
Thread - White
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Orange silk floss
Belly - White bucktail
Throat - Red hackle fibers
Wing - Yellow bucktail under purple bucktail
Topping - 3-4 peacock herl
Cheek - Patridge back feather
Head - Black
Notes: Straddling the boarder of Quebec and Vermont, Lake
Memphremagog has a healthy population of smelts which are preyed upon by
landlocked salmon, bass, trout and other apex predators. Trolling the streamer
is a common method of fishing the deeper waters. McGowan declared that “Any
damn fool can do … dragging a sliver of tin through deep water on a metal line
for rainbows, lakers and such”. McGowan was a Memphremagog guide and developed
the streamer around 1930.
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