BRIAN SILVEY: When you walk into Brian's tying room you can't help but notice the piles of materials, dozens of rods, reels, scattered fly lines and what fly is in vise. Brian ties hundreds of patterns before he fine tunes the fly to the one version that works the best. Then, that fly makes the cut to be in the exclusive company of his box. I steal them from him constantly. Why? They work. Really well. Spend enough time with Silvey and you realize he's obsessed with figuring out exactly what fish want to eat. His ingenious approach, fish-contagious talent, and tying aptitude have contributed to his success. When he guides, proven patterns are on your line. When he plays, every fly is an experiment to find the next great pattern. Thankfully, his creations are available for us not so brilliant tiers, to have these patterns join the exclusive company of our fly box too!

—Marty Sheppard
Little Creek Outfitters