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Carrie Gertrude Stevens (1882-1970) was an American fly fisher and fly lure tier from Madison and Upper Dam, Maine, and the creator of Rangeley Favorite trout and salmon flies. Self-taught in the art of fly tying, Stevens invented the Grey Ghost Streamer, an imitation of the Smelt, ''Osmerus mordax''. Stevens' flies received national and international acclaim, and she was honored after her death with the naming of August 15, 1970 as "Carrie Gertrude Stevens Day" by the Governor of Maine.〔Hilyard (2000)〕 ==Life== Carrie Gertrude Wills was Albert and Nellie Wills on February 22, 1882 in Vienna, Maine. She was the youngest of six.〔Hilyard (2000), pp.3-5〕 Leaving Vienna, Carrie met Wallace Clinton Stevens in Mexico, Maine, and the two married on May 1, 1905 in West Farmington. By 1919 they had moved to Upper Dam, where Wallace established himself as a fishing guide. Carrie worked as a milliner. There, through contact with her husband's clientele, Stevens was introduced to flies tied in the English style and began to experiment herself.〔 On July 1, 1924 Stevens landed a 6 pound 13 ounce brook trout, ''Salvelinus fontinalis'', that won her recognition in the ''Field & Stream'' magazine.〔''Field & Stream'' (Feb 1992), p.56〕 Her patterns were recognized and promoted by fly tying contests throughout New England, and two issues of ''Field & Stream'' focusing on her fly tie patterns and skill as a fisherman promoted her patterns nationally.〔Hilyard (2000), pp.6-7〕 Stevens began to receive orders for her flies from throughout the United States, "and soon I was in the fly business."〔Hilyard (2000), pp.20-21〕 Stevens' patterns were later, sometimes, incorrectly attributed to Charles Edward "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949), a Connecticut state representative and senator, or to Connecticut Judge Charles H. Welles; both men recognized and promoted her patterns, and tied flies themselves.〔 Stevens attributed her initial interest in flies to Wheeler and named some after him, writing to friend Joseph D. Bates, "It is doubtful if I would ever have made a fly if Mr. Wheeler had not sent us one to try out in the pool in 1920."〔 Responding to claims that he and not Stevens had been responsible for the famous fly patterns, Wheeler later described how Stevens had skillfully developed his ties with materials such as "rooster's hackle, deer hair, tinsel, or blue heron's feathers," remarkably improving their performance.〔 Stevens became not only an astute fly tier, but also entrepreneur and saleswoman. According to Pamela Bates, "Carrie had the ability to know exactly what the sports would bite for - regardless of the preferences of the fish."〔Hilyard (2000), p.xii〕 Her fly tying business peaked after the Second World War, but due to poor health, Stevens became less active and officially retired in 1963. Stevens died on August 3, 1970.〔Hilyard (2000), p.29〕 After her death, Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis declared August 15, 1970 to be "Carrie Gertrude Stevens Day." Stevens remains the only fly tier to have been recognized by the state in Maine.〔Hilyard (2000), p.xi〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carrie G. Stevens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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