Tying flies
Last year, two of Josh Mills' fly patterns were accepted by Umpqua Feather Merchants and are being sold in its 2021 catalogue.
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Josh Mills works on a fly in his Spokane area home. Mills wakes up early each morning to tie flies.
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Josh Mills ties a fly on April 12, 2021. Mills often uses fur or feathers from animals he’s hunted. In this photo he’s working with deer hair.
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Josh Mills displays a photo of a steelhead he caught using a fly pattern that Umpqua now sells.
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The rejection letter Josh Mills received from Umpqua when he first submitted a fly pattern in 2016.
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The Studler is one of Josh Mills fly patterns now sold by Umpqua.
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The Studler is one of Josh Mills fly patterns now sold by Umpqua.
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