Jurij Shumakov
I am a professional biologist, Ph.D. in molecular
microbiology. I concentrate only on practical flies, not for
framing. I tie flies as a semi-professional tier since 1987. I fish for
salmon since 1991. I am freelance journalist mostly writing about fly
fishing and fly tying since 1993. I published over 50 articles in Russian
and Western magazines and Internet sites. I fished different salmon
species in Russia's Kola and Kamchatka Peninsulas, Sweden and Norway.
You may read a more extensive version bio on http://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/ .
Just go to list of contributed tiers and click on my name.
Hans Weilenmann note - This set is published in the memory of Jurij Shumakov. Jurij passed away on August 20, 2006 while fishing on his beloved Kola, Russia, for salmon.