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BIO-
Paul was born in Altoona, PA and taught
to tie flies and fish by his father in Central
PA's fertile limestone valleys. Paul's entry
into the fly fishing business was to manage
a fly fishing lodge and shop along the Delaware
River in 1998. He left that position to
become the managing partner of the Border
Water Outfitters fly shop in Hancock, NY.
In early 2007, after spending nearly a decade
in the Delaware River Watershed, Paul returned
to Central Pennsylvania as the manager of
TCO State College. Paul is a production
fly tier and has tied for numerous shops
including the legendary Dette fly shop in
Roscoe, New York. His flies have been featured
in the Pennsylvania Outdoors Television
series, the Catskill Fly fishing Museum,
and Charles Meck's landmark book The Hatches
Made Simple. Paul is a contracted fly designer
for Montana Fly Company and the inventor
of the Weamer's Truform series of flies.
Paul has teamed up with Daiichi Hooks where
he designed the Daiichi #1230 Weamer's Truform
(tm) Mayfly hook.
Paul's first book, Fly
fishing Guide to the Upper Delaware River,
is proving to be a must have for anyone
fishing the Delaware! He has also collaborated
with Jay Nichols on a Tying
Dry Flies book and co-authored the Pocket
Guide to PA Hatches with Charles Meck.
Paul is Fly Fisherman magazine’s Northeast
Field Editor and his articles and photographs
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QUESTIONS
WITH PAUL
1) When and why did you start
fly fishing?
My father who had started fly fishing in
the 1970’s taught me to fish when
I was quite young. I got away from it for
some time and didn’t become serious
again until I graduated from college in
1994.
2) What is your favorite
type of fly fishing? (ie fresh, salt,
nymph, dry etc…)
My favorite type of fishing is dry fly
fishing with hatch matching patterns to
large trout on flat glassy pools.
3) What are your favorite
waters to fish?
I would have to say my list would be,
The Upper Delaware, Penns Creek and the
Juniata River for Bass.
4) When you’re not
fishing, what are you doing? Past times,
Hobbies etc…
I spend a lot of time shooting macro insect
photography. I’m also a huge NFL
football fan, in particularly the Pittsburg
Steelers. Hunting with my father and brothers
also takes up a bunch of my off time.
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Paul's
Fly Fishing Gear
Rods:
Orvis
Helios
Reels:
Waterworks
Force 2X
Waders/Boots:
Simms
G3 Stockingfoot
Simms
Boa Boots
Simms Guide Boots
Other Gear:
Simms
Headwaters Chest/Hip Pack
SA
GPX Line |
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