Jorgensen's reputation as a superb and innovative fly tier has long been established.

Many amateur fly tiers stick to relatively simple patterns and relatively large hooks, a description that includes almost every fly for saltwater fish.

Bob Atticks, a well-known fly tier and fly fisherman, is the chief instructor.

Light-activated resins recently gained a foothold with fly tiers as a way to create custom flies, in a short period of time, with very little clean up involved.

I said, "Yes, he's a pretty famous fly tier here abouts."

Stevens became not only an astute fly tier, but also entrepreneur and saleswoman.

Stevens remains the only fly tier to have been recognized by the state in Maine.

During the 1940s and 1950s, most American fly tiers making streamers attempted to imitate proportions invented by Stevens.

Mr. Dette was an exceptionally gifted fly tier.

On Tuesday, the first cast was made by Poul Jorgensen, a fly tier of note.