Our newest feature is Justin Bruce, who makes his home in Northwest Georgia. Like every fly tyer, he has a story uniquely his own. “I was diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome in the ninth grade,” Justin tells us, “and I learned early that anything I did with my hands–such as piano, guitar, drawing, and so on–would let…
Our newest feature is Matthew Beers, who hails from the foothills of New York’s Catskill mountains. Matthew is a natural storyteller, more than glad to share his origin story as a fly tyer. “I would only be able to guess at the year I began tying my own flies,” he muses. “It seems like a…
Our third feature is Raymond Collette, who originally hails from New Hampshire but now makes his home in Maryland. “I started fly tying in November of 2016,” Raymond tells us, “after getting out of the military and trying to find a hobby other than playing video games. I had always been a fan of…
Our second feature is Ryan Halkirt, who makes his home in Northern New Jersey. We wanted to know how fly tying first set its hooks in him. “I got into it in the spring of 2016 with a $25 vise from the local fly shop, and from there it exploded,” he explains. “I began fly…
Our first featured fly-tyer is Christian Kirchermeier, who makes his home in Bavaria, in the shadow of the Alps. We wanted to know about his process, his gear, and what first inspired him to start tying. “I was around 12 years old,” Christian muses, “when I started fly tying. A friend of my father showed me.” Like many,…