Aaron Ostoj (Updated 08/23/2005)
Alan Broner (updated 11/16/2005)
Amy & Joe Gablick (Updated 01/01/05)
Anthony Smith (updated 9/27/2005)
Anton & Edwin Rist (Updated 9/12/2005)
Ari-Heikki Rintaniemi (05/04/2007)
Bill Bailey (updated 8/20/2005)
Bud Guidry (updated 11/6/2005)
Cameron Derbyshire (3/24/2006)
Charlie Chute (updated 7/16/2005)
Dariusz Ptak (1/30/2008) Flies from Poland
David White (updated 2/19/2005)
Don Colman May 26 2005 Final Entry
Ed Muzzy Muzeroll (Updated 08/07/2005)
Eric Austin (updated 04/07/2005)
Fabrizio Gajardoni (updated 5/23/06)
G. S. Stack Scoville (new 5/28/05)
Gordon Gordeaux Chesney (updated 9/2/05)
Jacques H?roux updated (8/30/2005)
Jean Paul Dessaigne (updated 11/15/2005)
Jon Harrang (updated 9/1/2005)
Kyle Hand (updated 10/04/2005)
Luc Couturier (updated 11/6/2005)
Mark Burton (updated 7/28/2005)
Michael Tomaselli (updated 2/24/2005)
Monte Smith (updated 4/07/2005)
North West Atlantic Salmon Fly Guild
Paul Martin (updated 9/4/2005)
Paul Rossman (updated 9/4/2005)
Roger Plourde (7/29/2005)
Ron Reinhold (updated 6/22/06)
Ronn Lucas Sr (updated 6/22/06)
Scott Story (updated 04/04/2005)
Sebastian Letelier (08/25/2005)
I was fortunate to meet Roger in 1999 at the Fly Tying Symposium in Somersett New Jersey. Roger and an East Coast gang of Salmon Fly Dressers are guest and featured tyers every fall. That show is one of the most enjoyable I've ever attended. It turned out Roger was close friends with Jean Paul Dessaigne whom I had been corresponding via the Internet and made arraignments to meet at the Symposium. Jean Paul didn't speak English at the time and the only French words I know didn't seem to be appropriate. Fortunately Roger is fluent in both languages and acted as our interpreter.
Roger and I have been friends ever since.
Roger and his lovely wife Pierrette live in Plainville CT. Roger's parents are originally from New Brunswick, Canada and Roger goes there several time a year to visit family but secretly I know he just goes there to fish for Atlantic Salmon.
Roger created a modern Classic fly he dubbed "America" a tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11. He is one of the 3 original collaborative tyers (Paul Ptalis, Roger Plourde and Paul Rossman) in the construction of the Poul Jorgensen, a salmon fly designed in recognition of Poul Jorgensen?s 75th birthday in 2001.
To see larger images of Rogers flies click on the thumnails below:
