For some people fly tying and fly fishing serve as a hobby or a diversion, for others it can become a way of life. Henry has been a fly tyer for more than thirty five years and a fly fisher for over thirty, having been initially more intrigued by the art of fly tying than actually using flies to catch fish. Over those years Henry had the opportunity to meet, know and learn from many notable fly tyers from Ernie Schweibert to Paul Schmookler who have all influenced my own work at the vise. Henry has been a custom fly tyer for almost twenty five years; supplying trout and salmon flies to fisherman traveling to Alaska, across the U.S. and Canada, and to the salmon rivers of Russia.

For Henry, the fascination lies in learning improved ways to imitate nature with the flies he creates as well as expressing his own creativity with the styles incorporated in the beautiful flies of old. He enjoys tying nearly any type of fly from very old, traditional trout flies to modern flies with synthetics, to classic and artistic full dress Atlantic Salmon flies.

Henry's work has appeared in a number of outdoor publications including: "The Art of Angling Journal", "The Mid-Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide", "The Atlantic Salmon Journal" and the "Game Journal".

Henry also contributes to the fly tying ciricullum that is used in many of the TCO educational programs. We are very prout to have Henry as a part of the of our education and retail team in Reading.