About the Author

As a lifelong resident of Southeast Ohio, I have not exactly grown up in a fly fishing mecca.  My interests in fly fishing began with the "gateway drug," bluegill.  I did not take fly fishing too seriously until I began going into the mountains of West Virginia chasing wild small stream trout.  From there, the fly fishing bug took over and I now fly fish for virtually everything that swims in reasonable driving range of home.  Fly tying soon followed out of a desire to have specific fly types and color combinations to chase my local fish, and these were not typically available commercially.  Early on, my fly tying tools and materials all fit neatly into a small metal tool box that I made in high school shop class.  Now, it has expanded to a designated fly tying room in the house with several towers full of materials.  I am a very detail-oriented person, and I try to build that detail into every fly.  I will tie virtually any fly type, but the majority of my work centers on warmwater species in small rivers and streams.  I have a soft spot for small water that holds bigger-than-expected fish that are a blast on light fly gear.