Consider Donald S. Petrie Jr. the vertically integrated fly fisherman. Were he an oil company, he would be Standard Oil in 1890. He ties his own flies. He builds his own rods. He restores antique rods ...

Consider Donald S. Petrie Jr. of Harwinton the vertically integrated fly-fisherman. Were he an oil company, he would be Standard Oil in 1890. He ties his own flies. He builds his own rods. He restores ...

I always seem find my way to the fly tying desk in December. It’s not by design. I don’t put a sticky note on my calendar that says tie flies in December. More than anything it’s just the natural ...