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The Flies of Stuart Anderson |
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When I was 12, I naively decided that I could make flies better and cheaper than any of the local fly shops and picked up my first made in India, $10.00 vise. I eventually did get the better part right but as any tier knows the cheaper angle didn't really work out too well.
I became an "official" commercial fly tyer several years, mostly tying for guides and friends. I (along with my family) eventually took the leap and began two online fly shops. Our original shop Adipos Flytying set the stage for our latest creation, The Canadian Tube Fly Company. We used tubes for years and decided that there was definitely a niche to be filled in the North American market, especially for west coast tube flies and tube fly supplies. Years before launching our tube fly site I began like most tube tyers, raiding every hardware and hobby supply store for materials. First plastic tubes, then metal, then plastic lined aluminum, brass, and copper came next. Our first few years with tubes included a great deal of hit and miss ideas. With the exception of a handful of great books, there is not a great deal of information published about tube flies. I've shared learned techniques with customers and anyone who has asked, I think sometimes fly fishermen are too often tight lipped about such things. While developing our tube flies to sell on the site, I was fortunate enough to come across the path of Juri Shumakov. Juri, a complete gentleman, worked with us on several patterns and techniques. We will definitely miss our friend. I was also fortunate enough to have Juri introduce me to Bob Kenly. Bob has also been a good friend and has helped us develop several of our flies. We are constantly E-mailing back and forth about the latest new pattern and, of course, how our hockey teams are doing! Stuart Anderson
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