Tag: Blue Ribbon Flies
Posted in Commentary and Reflections
Robert Traver – Testament of a Fisherman
Robert Traver, whose real name was John D. Voelker, was a lawyer, author, and fly fisherman from Upper Michigan. He is best known for the novel, Anatomy of a Murder, that was turned into a critically praised and popularly successful…
Posted in Commentary and Reflections
The Economics of Commercial Fly Tying
I’ve started to dip my toe in the waters of fly tying. I take my first class at the Gig Harbor Fly Shop on January 4th. I think it is going to be fun to learn tying and it will…