Quint Davis
Cheyenne Co-Lead
I got involved with Platte Rivers Veterans Fly Fishing group when I met Duane Cook and Kevin Yarborough at a small, local, flyfishing expo in 2019. I asked if I could donate some excess (yeah right) fly tying material to the group. They did not want any material, but asked if I would be interested in filling in as a beginning fly tying instructor. Thus began a very rewarding journey with a wonderful group of people.
I am a Wyoming native, born in Evanston, WY. I am a UW graduate. My best friend and fishing partner, Kathy, and I have been married for 42 years. We have 3 children and 3 grandchildren, whom we love to take fishing. They have all tried their hand at fly tying, and some have become quite skilled.
I began fly fishing in the Smiths Fork of the Green River, the small streams and beaver ponds of the Snowy Range and the Laramie Range.
My first fly rod was purchased in Leadville, CO, in 1969, at the Coast to Coast store, if I remember correctly. I began tying flies in about 1974 with a fly tying kit I bought my Dad as a Christmas gift. The only instructions in the kit were a few pen and ink drawings and the direction to “cut off a length of thread and wax it before attaching it to the hook.” We have come a long way with instructional resources, materials and tools.
It is a great pleasure to teach what I can, (and learn from) people of all ages and skill levels about this fulfilling, mesmerizing activity we love.