Alan Petrucci Streamers
I can still remember the fist fish I caught on a streamer, a stocked brook trout on a Royal Coachman streamer. Since that time I have had success many times fishing these long flies. In my early days of fly fishing I bought all of my flies.
My love for streamers started when we took a vacation in Rangeley Maine back in the seventies. This area was a hot bed of streamer fly history and I wanted to know everything about it. I soon learned of the patterns from Maine as well as many of the other states in the northeast that also had their own streamer history.
I can still remember the fist fish I caught on a streamer, a stocked brook trout on a Royal Coachman streamer. Since that time I have had success many times fishing these long flies. In my early days of fly fishing I bought all of my flies, and it was only about the year 2000 that I started to tie these beautiful flies. They were a bit rough for sure but with lots of practice and some well recieved advise my work got so much better.
While I enjoy tying the classics I prefer to free style my streamers. I love the colors and materials available to tyers today and take full advantage of them in my streamers. While my love of fly fishing, which I do primarily on small streams, fishing for wild brook trout with dry flies. I always drift back to to those bright beautiful long flies that captured me back a long time ago.
Alan Petrucci
Newington, CT.
AUTUMN DELIGHT
Hook: Martinek Rangeley Streamer
Body: Orange Yarn
Rib: Flat Gold Tinsel
Throat: Brown and Orange Hackle
Wing: Two Orange then Two Brown Saddle Hackle, the brown slightly shorter
Shoulder: Ringneck Pheaseant Back Feather
Cheeks: Jungle Cock
Head: Orange
The "Autumn Delight" captures some of the colors from this most beautiful time of year.
BROWN TROUT
Hook: Martinek Rangeley Streamer
Tail: Woodduck
Butt: Peacock Herl
Body: Red Floss
Rib: Flat SilverTinsel
Wing: Light brown followed by dark brown saddle hackle
Shoulder: Ringneck then yellow mallard
Cheeks: Jungle Cock
Head: Black
Designed to imitate a small brown trout.
CABIN CREEK
Hook: Martinek Rangeley Streamer
Tail: Golden Pheasant Crest
Butt: red Ostrich Herl
Body: Purple Yarn
Rib: Flat Embossed Gold Tinsel
Throat: Silver Doctor Blue Hackle
Wing: Magenta then two silver badger saddle hackles
Shoulder: Golden Pheaseant Back Feather
Cheeks: Jungle Cock
Head: Black
The "Cabin Creek" gets its name from a small wild trout stream in Connecticut.
ICE
Hook: Martinek Rangeley Streamer
Tail: Red Hackle
Body: Red Floss
Tag and Rib: Embossed Silver Tinsel
Throat: Yellow Hackle
Wing: Two Yellow and Two Purple Saddle Hackles
Shoulder: Ringneck Pheasant Dyed Yellow
Cheeks: Jungle Cock
Head: Black
The "Ice" is a streamer that was designed as an attractor, and it looked so cool when completed, hence the name "Ice".
INDIAN ROCK
Hook: Martinek Rangeley Streamer
Body: Olive Yarn
Tag and Rib: Flat Gold Tinsel
Belly: Four Strands Peacock Herl and Lavendar Bucktail
Throat: Magenta Hackle
Wing: Two Magenta then Two Silver Badger Hackles, the badger slightly
shorter
Shoulder: Golden Pheasant Rump
Cheeks: Jungle Cock
Head: Black
Indian Rock is a famous pool on the Kennebago River in Maine. I created the streamer to celebrate this beautiful area.
KNOTFANCEE
Hook: Martinek Rangeley Streamer
Tail: Red Hackle
Butt: Peacock Herl
Body: Orange Floss
Tag and Rib: Flat Silver Tinsel
Throat: Red and Yellow Hackle
Wing: Two Yellow and Two Red Hackles
Cheeks: Jungle Cock
Head: Black
"Knotfancee" was a streamer I tied with some remnants lying around the tying desk.
POUDRE CANYON SPECIAL
Hook: Martinek Rangeley Streamer
Body: Orange Floss
Tag and Rib: Flat Silver Tinsel
Belly: White Bucktail
Throat: Red Hackle
Wing: Two Brown and Two Furnace Hackles
Shoulder: Yellow Mallard
Cheeks: Jungle Cock
Head: Black
The "Poudre Canyon Special" is a streamer named after a river in Colorado. It was tied for an angler and fly tyer in Colorado. There was a watercolor painting of this sfly by an artist in South Carolina.
WEDDING
Hook: Martinek Rangeley Streamer
Body: Red Yarn
Tag and Rib: Embossed Silver Tinsel
Throat: White and Magenta Hackle
Wing: Two Brown and Two Magenta Saddle Hackle
Shoulder: Golden Pheasant
Cheeks: Jungle Cock
Head: Black
The "Wedding" is a streamer tied for a gentleman for his wedding. They were going to use them in place of a flower on their wedding tuxedos.
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Comments
Thanks all for your
Thanks all for your kind comments.
Oldman.... They are Whiting American Saddles. They can be purchased online from Bearlodge Angler.
ALAN WHERE DO YOU GE
ALAN WHERE DO YOU GET THE HACKLE FOR THE WINGS ON YOUR STREAMERS THEY REALLY LOOK GREAT
Very very nice Alan
Very very nice Alan. Just going to the bench and it will be a toss up between Knotfancee and Autumn Delight coming from my vise...
Exceptional flies Al
Exceptional flies Alan!!! This has your signature all over it. Just beautiful!!
Nice flies!!
Nice flies!!
Great work, Alan. Gl
Great work, Alan. Glad to see your flies on display.
Mike
Alan, excellent tyin
Alan, excellent tying and beautiful flies. Congrats! Real works of art just like your others.
Cheers, Joel
Nicely done Alan,alw
Nicely done Alan,always like looking at your creations.
So beautifull, so co
So beautifull, so colorfull. Very good work!