My husband bought me a fly tying kit for Christmas one year and that January (2002) I sat down and tied my first fly. I was hooked!!! Being a very busy mom I quickly fell in love with my new fast art projects. I could put them down at a moments notice to work with my children on their projects. My hobby became a great stress reducer after a busy day.
I started attending the fly shows and making my rounds of the different fly shops with my husband. One local shop talked me into submitting a fly to Fish & Fly magazine and my first fly was published in the Autumn 2002 issue just six months after I started tying.
I am still working on a style of my own. I tie everything from saltwater to classic salmon flies. I have started teaching tying when I can and tied in my first show last winter.
This year I purchased my first fly rod. I have to say I would rather be tying but I will not give up trying to learn to fish. I hope to be able to test my own flies one day soon.