Saturday, February 22, 2025

Webster Lake Surprise


Webster Lake Surprise

Hook - Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook
 
Thread - Gray

Tail - Red golden pheasant body feather fibers 

Butt - Made in three parts using the rear quarter of the body. 
Rear quarter is peacock herl followed by white silk and the last quarter is peacock herl 

Body - Black floss 

Rib - Gold oval tinsel, fine over the white floss and 2 strands of gold flat tinsel cross wrapped over the black floss 

Belly - White bucktail
 
Wing - 2 grizzly hackles 

Shoulder - Yellow golden pheasant body feather 

Originated by Jim Malo 

Author's Note

Lake Char­gogg­a­gogg­man­chaugg­a­gogg­chau­bun­a­gung­a­maugg is at the very least a mouthful, a Nipmuc word meaning “Fishing place at the boundaries - neutral meeting grounds”. Luckily for the linguistically impaired, Webster Lake works just as well. The lake has the dubious distinction of being the place with the longest name in the United States and one of the longest in the world. The Massachusetts' lake has a population of warm water fish species including sunfish, bass, pike and trout that anglers may test their skills against. Jim invites influence from Herbert Welch's Kennebago Streamer and Cupsuptic as seen in the peacock herl and floss butt section. The fly has been used to chase both salmon and trout throughout Northern Maine, Massachusetts and into parts of Canada. 

Streamers365 - Vol 3 - Darren MacEachern

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