Aaron, i'm not privy as to how long you've been tying, but if it's
significantly less than 20 yrs., you'd probably better pretend you trying to
get to Carnique (spelling?) Hall in a HUGE hurry. I'm sure your abilities
are pretty good or you wouldn't even ask such a squestion. And you sound to
me like a guy with confidence. But i'd venture to say that less than one
percent of one percent of allllllll fly tyers make their living at it. There
are something like 2 million fly tyers in the United States, you do the
math. Unless your Marvin Nolte, (and even his wife "works") it's a hard row
to hoe. If your ANYWHERE near Boston, Mass.? Get yourself to the United Fly
Tyers meeting tomorrow night and speak with Jack Gartside about it. He's
doing the program. He partially makes his living tying flies, along with
personall apperances, and writing, etc. He started tying at 15, and will be
60 on Dec. 7th. I was going to the meeting, but got asked to represent TGF
at a meeting of public scooping concerning an Enviornmental Impact Study in
regards to a proposed gambling Casino on the Neversink River, in Monticello,
N.Y. Damm i wish i could make that UFT meeting. If you go, have a ball.
mark(willowhead)
From: "Bob & Janet Schimpf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Working as a fly tyer
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 08:37:50 -0800
Aaron asked:
how does one go about finding a fly tying job? >
Start small, by going to local fly shops and sporting goods stores to see
if
there's some interest there. If you live near fishing waters, check the
local "Mom and Pop" grocery store, where fishermen stop to pick up what
they
forgot to bring on their trip...they might carry a few flies. Guides and
Resort stores are also possibilities. Try to develop private customers as
well as shops. In my experience, putting flies on consignment is a BAD
idea.
As for the "living" you can make tying flies, it's best to talk
yourself
into being satisfied with a rather meager life-style! ;o)
Janet
Schimpf's Nymphs
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