Signature Materials

  My journey as a tyer began more than 50 years ago, and my curiosity has taken me down a variety of pathways with different styles of flies tracing back to early times. I’ve had the fortune of meeting and knowing many of the great fly tyers of the past and present and learn along the way. I’ve also had the privilege of learning how to process materials from a few of the greats in the business including my old friend Jack Mickievicz. Materials have been both a source of fascination and frustration in my pursuit of finding the perfect materials for the flies I tie. This frustration eventually led to learning how to process and prepare materials for my own use. Many a day has been spent over the years learning the nuances involved in preparing, dyeing, bleaching, and blending materials from Jack and others in the industry. In the end, I had the opportunity to purchase the remaining materials, dyes, and processing equipment Jack had used for the past 50 years with his tying material business. It’s now my honor to carry on that experience under my own banner “Signature Materials”. Signature Materials is a line of tying materials processed in my own shop. They are uniquely different from mainstream offerings and processed with purpose, intention and lessons from a lifelong passion for tying good flies.

                                                                   Keep your thread tight,

                                                                                  Henry