SUN JOURNAL • February 5, 2022
These days Maine fly fishermen flock to one particular artificial fly: the Golden Retriever. In the East, and especially in Maine, it has become almost as fabled as the vaunted Grey Ghost streamer fly designed by the late Carrie Stevens of Upper Dam. It is versatile: Fish it for bass, salmon, trout, you name it; fish it in all weather conditions. ~ V. Paul Reynolds