Grey Ghost Streamer Fly
Hook: Partridge CS17-9X #2 Heritage Streamer Hook
Tag: Flat silver tinsel
Body: Orange flossRib: Flat silver tinsel
Belly: 4-6 strands of peacock herl followed by a small bunch of white bucktail
Throat: Golden pheasant crest
Underwing: A long golden pheasant crest extending past the hook bend
Wing: 4 olive-grey hackles
Shoulder: Silver pheasant
Eye: Jungle cock nail
Head: Black (with red band optional)
Possibly the most popular Rangeley style streamer fly. First tied by Carrie Stevens in 1924 to imitate a smelt. It’s been documented that she tied with the material available and that included the different shades of wing feathers which she dyed herself. This one is using a medium dun-olive Ewing Steamer feather which gives it a smelt like color in the water.
This pattern was the basis for dozens of Ghost patterns that were developed after this. Each one altering the wing or body color and providing anglers with a chance to catch a large trout or landlocked salmon.
Scott A Biron
Scott Biron cut his teeth learning to tie flies and fly fish back in the 1960s in the North County of New Hampshire. He has fished many of the streams North of Route 26 in NH and his beloved Androscoggin River. Scott is an active fly tying instructor for NH Fish & Game and is popular tying and instructing in national, international and regional shows. He was awarded a 2017 NH Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant and studied fly tying including Traditional New England Streamer patterns and progressed to Classic Salmon Flies. Since then he has become a Master Artist in the Traditional Arts Program. He had an apprentice working under him during 2021.
Scott has a strong interest in historical NH fly tyers and their lost patterns and has published, researched, instructed as well as demonstrated many of these lost NH fly patterns. He enjoys instructing individuals of all ages in the art of fly tying and is known for including the history of these tyers and their flies in his instruction. Scott is considered an expert on large group instruction and offers dozens of classes year round. Each year he is an volunteer instructor at NH Fish & Game's Camp Barry's Fish Camp where he instructs over 50 campers in fly tying and fly fishing. Scott is a member of the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild, an Ambassador for the American Museum of Fly Fishing. He is a regular contributor to the Fly Dressers Guild Journal and the NH Wildlife Journal. Scott is on the Partridge of Redditch, Sprite Hooks, Cortland, Riversmith and Ewing Feather Birds Pro Teams. He is on the Ambassador Pro Team for HMH Vises. Ewing has come out with a signature series line of feathers under Scott’s name.
New London, New Hampshire USA
More From Scott:
The Super Winnipesaukee Tandem Streamer
Words and images by Partridge ambassador Scott Biron. Pattern originated by Jim Warner.PRO-Team member Scott Biron provides us with a tutorial for tying the Super Winnipesaukee Tandem Streamer!The Blood and Guts Streamer, developed by Ken Welch, tied by Scott...
Successful Streamer Pattern: The Blood and Guts Streamer
Words and images by Partridge ambassador Scott Biron PRO-Team member Scott Biron provides us with a tutorial for tying the Blood and Guts Streamer Pattern.The Blood and Guts Streamer, developed by Ken Welch, tied by Scott Biron.Fly patterns have a wide variety of...
The Guide’s Special Streamer Tutorial
Words and images by Partridge ambassador Scott Biron PRO-Team member Scott Biron provides us with a tutorial for tying the Guide's Special Streamer. The Guide's Special Streamer, tied by Scott Biron.This fly is one of those simple patterns that has an interesting...