Many of his patterns were originally designed for landlocked Salmon but they crossed over into trout territory very well indeed. There are about 20 in all. A quartet are depicted below.
The Shushan Postmaster was named after the local Postmaster Al Pringle, himself a very competent flyfisher and frequent companion of Oatman on the Battenkill River. Incidentally another Shushan resident Norman Rockwell, that most iconic of American artists, used Pringle a lot as a model in many of his paintings....
Oatman’s streamers are still used today on his home waters and elsewhere. The Golden Darter I’m pleased to report has accounted for a couple of my local trout.
Golden Darter

Dr Oatman. ( named after his father )

Ghost Shiner

Shushan Postmaster
