| Paul
Weamer - TCO State College
Manager / Author / Fly
Designer
Paul
Weamer |
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Paul Weamer was
taught to tie flies
and fish by his
father in the fertile
limestone valleys
of Central Pennsylvania.
After college, Paul
spent four years
working as a counselor
before accepting
a job managing a
fly fishing lodge
and shop near the
Delaware River.
He left that position
in April 2002 to
become the managing
partner of Border
Water Outfitters
in Hancock, NY.
When he wasn’t
running his fly
shop, Paul also
guided for trout
on the Delaware
and Beaverkill rivers,
and steelhead in
Cattaraugus, Elk,
and Walnut creeks.
In early 2007, after
spending nearly
a decade in the
Upper Delaware watershed,
Paul returned to
Central Pennsylvania
as the manager of
TCO’s fly
shop and guide staff
in State College.
Paul and his wife,
Ruthann, currently
reside along Penns
Creek in Coburn,
Pennsylvania.
Paul has been a
production tier
for numerous guides
and fly shops in
the Catskill Mountains,
including the legendary
Dette flyshop located
in Roscoe, New York.
His flies have been
featured in the
Pennsylvania Outdoors
television series,
the Catskill Fly
Fishing Museum,
Charles Meck’s
landmark book The
Hatches Made Simple
and many other books
and magazine articles.
Paul is also a contract
fly designer for
the Montana Fly
Company and the
inventor of the
Weamer’s Truform,
Comparachute, Alewife,
and the Weamer Streamer
series of flies.
Paul was a founding
board member of
the Delaware River
Foundation and the
Friends of the Upper
Delaware River,
and is a current
member of the Outdoor
Writers Association
of America. He belongs
to the pro-staffs
of Regal Engineering,
Hobie Optics, and
Daiichi hooks where
he designed the
Daiichi #1230, Weamer’s
Truform Mayfly Hook.
Paul is also a member
of Simms product
development staff.
Paul is Fly Fisherman
magazine’s
Northeast Field
Editor and his articles
and photographs
regularly appear
in the magazine.
Paul’s first
book, Fly
fishing Guide to
the Upper Delaware
River, was released
in August 2007.
He has also co-authored
the Pocket
Guide to Pennsylvania
Hatches (with
Charles Meck) and
contributed to Jay
Nichol’s book
Tying
Dry Flies book
and many other books.
Paul is
also a member of
the following organizations:
Friends of the Upper
Delaware River Advisory
Board
Catskill Fly Tiers
Guild
Fly Fisher’s
Club of Harrisburg
Spring Mills Rod
and Gun Club
And Co-winner of
the 2009 Upper Delaware
River One Bug Contest
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Product
Description:
Pocket Guide
to Pennsylvania
Hatches
Charlie
Meck and Paul Weamer
team up to provide
a concise overview
of the most important
hatches on Pennsylvania
trout streams, including
mayflies, caddis,
stoneflies, midges,
as well as other
important trout-stream
foods. This handy
guide includes color
photos of each insect
as well as recipes
and photos of the
authors' recommended
fly patterns for
each hatch. Detailed
charts at the beginning
of each section
provide a quick
reference for emergence
dates and size of
the insects. After
an overview of the
life cycle of each
of the major classes
of insects, individual
entries provide
essential information
such as common and
Latin names, size
range (hook and
natural), and time
and date of emergence.
The authors provide
in-depth descriptions
of all life stages
of the insect, emergence
time and date, behavior,
tactics, and the
premier streams
in the state to
find the best hatches.
Meck's intimate
knowledge of the
hatches around the
state combined with
Weamer's penchant
for the perfect
pattern make this
book a must-have
reference for anyone
who fishes trout
streams in the Keystone
State. Hardcover:
144 pages
Publisher:
Stackpole Books
Retail:
$21.95
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Product
Description:
Tying Dry
Flies - How to Tie
and FIsh Must-Have
Patterns
26
essential patterns,
including Paul
Weamers' Tru Form
Flies,
Charlie Boy Hopper,
Quigley Cripple,
Turck Tarantula
and more...
This
book of practical
fly design is for
every tier, from
beginner to expert.
Tying Dry Flies
presents traditional
techniques and innovative
patterns along with
clear and concise
instructions and
photographs for
flies that will
work for all kinds
of insects in all
kinds of situations.
It's time to spruce
up your fly box
with these must-have
trout patterns.
About
the Author's
Jay Nichols
is the publisher
of Headwater Books
and editor of 1001
Fly Fishing Tips.
He lives in New
Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
Paul Weamer
is a fly designer
whose well-renowned
patterns are distributed
by the Montana Fly
Company. He is the
author of Fly-Fishing
Guide to the Upper
Delaware River and
Manager of TCO State
College.
Charlie Craven
is president of
Charlie's Fly Box
in Old Towne Arvada,
Colorado. He designs
flies for Umpqua
Feather Merchants
and was the fly
tier and photographer
for Barr Flies and
author of Charlie
Craven's Basic Fly
Tying.
Mike Heck
grew up fishing
the spring creeks
of southcentral
Pennsylvania. He
is an Orvis-endorsed
guide, fly designer,
and contributor
to Fly Fisherman
and American Angler.
He is the author
of Spring Creek
Strategies.
Product
Details
Hardcover:
184pages
Publisher:
Stackpole Books
Retail:
$24.95
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Product
Description:
Fly Fishing
Guide to Upper Delaware
The trout that inhabit
the Upper Delaware
River are large,
wild, and highly
selective, with
fighting skills
so legendary that
many well-traveled
anglers consider
them to be among
the most athletic
in the world. Fly-Fishing
Guide to the Upper
Delaware River provides
detailed information
about the 3 tailwater
branches that constitute
this vast and complex
river system--the
West Branch, the
East Branch, and
the Main Stem--with
maps to exact fishing
locations. Included
are descriptions
of public-access
areas, directions
for reaching them,
and their corresponding
GPS coordinates.
This comprehensive
guide analyzes the
trout species that
live in the Upper
Delaware and offers
important seasonal
hatch information,
fishing techniques,
and recipes of Upper
Delaware trout-tested
patterns so that
your fly box will
be up to the challenge
of the river s celebrated
fish.
Product Details
Paperback:
256 pages
Publisher:
Stackpole Books
Retail:
$24.95
Order
Now :
Buy
Now
Order the book
from TCO &
Paul will personalize
your copy for
you!
(Please include
the name in the
comments section
for personalization.)
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