Flies for Ed van Put

Update Dec 15, 2024:

Heard that Ed van Put passed away this past Saturday (Dec 14, 2024).

Thank you for your friendship Ed!

Rest in peace 

Update Dec 19, 2024:

The Catskill Fly Tyers Guild Zoom meeting was devoted to remebence of Ed van Put. The fly to tie was the Adams, Ed's favorite fly. The picture below shows my Adams next to one Ed sent me.

Update Jan 9, 2025:

A nice article about Ed in the New York Times after his recent passing.

This was originally posted on June 29, 2021:

Recently I've been exchanging thoughts with Catskill legend Ed van Put. Ed is a Catskill authority who has been fishing the Catskills for more than 50 years. He wrote several books about the Catskills: 'The Beaverkill' and 'Trout fishing in the Catskills'. Ed also participated in Christopher Rownes' series on fishing with the dry fly.

We also decided to do a fly swap. Of course I asked for his signature fly called the Able Mable. I'm getting a few flies ready and of course a couple of Humpies are included.

Update Aug 6, 2022:

Here's a great interview with Ed.

I can now imagine Ed tied the flies for me at the desk you can see in this interview!

Update July 30, 2021:

Ed sent me some flies, a piece of mink and the amber thread for tying the Able Mable.

Thanks Ed!

Some other posts I wrote about Ed van Put:

1) Tying the Able Mable

2) Ed van Put's Joan Wulff Special

3) Adams with rooster or hen wing tips?

4) The Beaverkill - presentation by Judy van Put