Allen Rupp, founder of Fly On The Water, is a professional fly tier with a lifelong passion for fly fishing. Inspired by Fly Fishing The World with John Barrett as a teenager, he became hooked after catching his first bluegill on a fly he tied himself. Today, he crafts...
Jay Aylward is a fly fishing guide and fly tier in Massachusetts. Jay's love for fly fishing and fly tying blew up when he was in his early 20’s and moved out west and started tying and fishing everyday. He’s worked at fly shops, guided for years, and has...
Eric Booton grew up in the mountains of Colorado, and now calls Southcentral Alaska home. With deep roots in fishing and the outdoors, as an angler, he strives to create a deeper connection with angling by catching fish on flies he ties himself.
He is inspired by fly tyers in...
Mack Bryson is a fly tier that ties for redfish, trout, tarpon, bass and panfish for his target species in Georgia. Mack learned how to fly fish and tie flies at a young age, from mentors Mr. Bob Maricich and Blane Chocklett. Mack creates masterpieces with conventional materials, as...
Joe Jackson is a professional fly tyer most known for his artistic patterns spun with deer hair, creating real masterpieces like Baby Yoda, Hummingbirds, and T-rex’s. Joe is a veteran and a retired Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Joe spends most of his time tying flies, and volunteering as...
François Boulet has been fly fishing and fly tying for over 40 years. He has been a certified fly fishing instructor for the last 30 years, and has introduced more than 2,000 anglers to the sport of fly fishing. And, one of his many passions is fly tying.
François...
Eidur Kristjansson is an Icelandic fly tier and fly angler. - You can refer to me as Eidur throughout the article. He grew up in a fishing family; from dropping lures off the ends of docks to commercial fishing. He began exclusively fly fishing in 2009, and has never...
Bob Erickson lives in Vermont, but has fallen in love with Alaska. Specifically, Bristol Bay, Alaska. He first visited for a float trip in 2010, and since has gone back every year chasing char, salmon, and rainbow trout. Because of this borderline obsession with Bristol Bay fishing, Bob has...
