Introduction to Salt Water Fly Tying (The Pruett Series)
Scott started fly fishing and fly tying at the age of 12. He grew up in Salt Lake City and tried his self-taught fly fishing skills on the trout of the Wasatch front. Fortunately, these fish were forgiving of novice abilities. With a borrowed vise, he immersed himself into fly tying and started catching fish on his own creations made from a combination of road kill, Mom's sewing box and some actual tying materials. At 14 he taught his first fly tying class.Scott has worked in the fly fishing industry for twenty-two years. This includes being assistant manager at Jack Dennis Sports, tying flies commercially, helping with video and book production for Snake River Books, guiding, consulting work for Dan Bailey's, working at the Austin Angler and being the Texas rep for Scott Rods. He is featured in the videoUnderstanding Fly Tying Materials; and has done fly tying demonstrations as well as slide shows, fly tying and fly fishing instruction. He has written numerous articles and sold photos to American and Japanese publications, and his flies have been featured in many books and magazines. Scott has been the featured guide on national TV programs. He is now the wholesale manager at Dan Bailey's. He has been around the Jackson Hole One Fly Contest since the beginning, and his Double Bunny has won the prestigious event three times. This fly is now responsible for over thirty species. Scott is in demand at One Fly time for his bombproof flies. Many consider him to one of the more innovative tyers, and he draws a crowd whether he is tying fishing flies or a deer hair Bugs Bunny. Scott is a member of the Scott Rods Pro Staff. He has twenty years of experience fishing the Greater Yellowstone area. He has fly fished for numerous species in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Missouri, Texas, Belize, California, the Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Brazil and France.