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Jerome
Francis Molloy, born February 24, 1956 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, a
descendant of Irish ancestry, has become a respected flyfisherman and fly tier.
It was a natural progression of this passion that would inspire
his finding of Atlantic Salmon
Flies.
From
the outset, his peers recognized his talent with feathers and fur.
In 1986, he entered his first competition, The Atlantic Salmon
Conclave, and captured first place with an entry of the most famous of
all flies, “The Jock Scott”.
Not
one to be held by complacency, Jerome continued to develop his skills
and later won the prestigious “FQSA World Championships” in 1991 and
1992. Also in 1992, he captured the Eastern Woods and Waters Flytying
Championship. Additionally,
he would achieve acclaim with both the Mustad International Open
Flytying Competition and the Ontario Out of Doors Competition. In 1995
he was accredited by both the Federation Quebec Salmon Atlantic and the
North Atlantic Salmon Fund, a Master Tyer and was inducted in the FQSA,
Fly Tyers Hall of Fame.
For
over 20 years, Mr. Molloy has actively participated in numerous fund
raising events to protect and conserve our fisheries and ecosystems.
As
an instructor and dresser of Classic Atlantic Salmon Flies, Hair wing
Salmon and Trout Flies, this experienced angler has earned international
prestige and notoriety, and he has fished extensively throughout the
Salar’s eastern range.
Mentors
that have influenced this Master Tyer, include the historic works of
Kelson, Francis Francis,
J.J. Hale, J.P. Traherne, W. Blacker, T.E. Pryce Tannatt,
J.W. Duncan
and W.S.Hunter.
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