Yesterday Chris Helm passed away. He will be missed.I've known Chris for more than 20 years. We met at several fly fishing shows during the early 1990's like the Dutch Fly Fair and Danish Fly Fair where we both tied flies.
Chris helped me a lot during my first ventures tying with deer hair as I was struggling with getting good deer hair. Good deer hair was not easy to come by here. Chris owned a fly shop called Whitetail Fly Tieing (yes, this is how Chris spelled 'tying') Supplies with the largest selection of deer and elk hair in the world. Or any fly tying material for that matter.
Early this year he sold the fly shop so he could travel more and enjoy his retirement. My most recent contact with Chris was earlier this spring.Just about 6 months prior to this sad moment, Chris gave me the scissors he personally used. He said they are the best he had used.
Thank you Chris!
Here is an interview with Chris.
