Saturday, March 2nd Tying Demo Features Spencer Higa

Spencer and Friend

Spencer grew up in Orem, Utah where he loves spending time outdoors fishing and camping with his family.
His dad bought him his first fly rod when he was 12. He grew up  just minutes away from the Provo River. Before he could drive his mom and dad would take him to the river and let him fish all day long. When he was 14 his dad enrolled him in a fly tying course that enhanced his addiction. In 1996 he began guiding at Falcon’s Ledge, an Orvis endorsed lodge in Utah. While guiding on the Provo River and other areas of the state he created the SOS. He fished the fly all over the west before Fulling Mill picked it up over a decade ago. It’s been a top producing fly for many years. After guiding for 22 yrs he started Tacky Fly Boxes with a few of his friends. He was the Marketing Director and helped the company grow to become one of the top selling fly boxes in the industry. After selling the company he took a short break from the fly fishing industry then got hired on at Fly Fish Food in 2022 where he works in the shop a couple days a week then films and edits videos for YouTube and other social media.  Years ago Spencer demoed at Jimmy’s All Seasons Angler in year 2012. SOS was one of the patterns he offered. It remains popular enough for a repeat, so for his demo he is likely to tie it and bring a few, as well as others he creates, in a Tacky Box!