A Lifetime of Tying Begins - by Sue

Brett has been tying for the shop for about 20 years now.  (He even tied flies for the previous owner.) He’s also tied them for other fly shops, Grant’s Camps, and various mom & pop shops.  So what started the engine of this tying machine?  Polly Damon. 

     When Brett was young his family vacationed and fished in the Rangeley area.  They always visited the House of Tall Tales to buy flies and one lucky day he received his first tying lesson from the proprietor, Polly Damon. It’s still a fond memory for him - entering that small shop and being able to sit down at the tiny tying bench under the north window and learning to tie a Wooly Worm.  Recently Scott Biron gave us this photo of Polly and her family in front of their Oquossoc shop.  Side note:  the picture makes our shop look big!         -  by Sue