A South Dakota native, Hunter moved to Seattle in the 1980’s where he began fly fishing in the
waters of Puget Sound and began tying fishing flies for trout, salmon, and steelhead. In 1993, he
joined the Northwest Atlantic Salmon Fly Guild and remains active with this group of dedicated and
talented fly tyers. The willingness of all guild members to share ideas and to mentor each other has
been paramount to the success of this group in preserving the art and history of Atlantic Salmon Fly
Tying.
Hunter has maintained the NWASFG Fly Archive for 30 years. The club constantly adds to the
collection from guest tyers and all guild members are encouraged to contribute a fly annually. He
attends several fly shows annually and enjoys demonstrating his fly tying methods. He takes extra
time during demonstrations to help younger tyers get engaged in learning about our sport and
Atlantic Salmon Fly traditions with hands-on experiences.
Hunter was a featured presenter at the 2018 ASFI in Miramichi, New Brunswick, with a presentation
on selecting, acquiring, and making numerous innovative fly tying tools to improve a tyer’s handiwork
at the vise, called "Tools of the Trade – How to Tie Better Atlantic Salmon Flies".
waters of Puget Sound and began tying fishing flies for trout, salmon, and steelhead. In 1993, he
joined the Northwest Atlantic Salmon Fly Guild and remains active with this group of dedicated and
talented fly tyers. The willingness of all guild members to share ideas and to mentor each other has
been paramount to the success of this group in preserving the art and history of Atlantic Salmon Fly
Tying.
Hunter has maintained the NWASFG Fly Archive for 30 years. The club constantly adds to the
collection from guest tyers and all guild members are encouraged to contribute a fly annually. He
attends several fly shows annually and enjoys demonstrating his fly tying methods. He takes extra
time during demonstrations to help younger tyers get engaged in learning about our sport and
Atlantic Salmon Fly traditions with hands-on experiences.
Hunter was a featured presenter at the 2018 ASFI in Miramichi, New Brunswick, with a presentation
on selecting, acquiring, and making numerous innovative fly tying tools to improve a tyer’s handiwork
at the vise, called "Tools of the Trade – How to Tie Better Atlantic Salmon Flies".