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Richard Pilatzke lives in Littleton, Colorado
with his wife Cheryl and his black lab, Ebony.
He was born in Montreal, Canada and grew up in
upstate New York. He has lived in Colorado for
over 24 years. He has been fly tying and fly fishing
for over 29 years. He has specialized for the
last twelve years in tying flies for and fishing
high mountain lakes in Colorado. He does many
fly tying demonstrations at events like The Flyfishing
Show, The International Sportsman's Expo, the
Gunnison Gorge Fishing Show, and at fly tying
clinics at many Denver area fly shops and TU chapters.
He is a member of Cutthroat Chapter, Trout Unlimited
and a past member of the Board of Directors of
Colorado Trout Unlimited. His flies have been
exhibited at the Boulder Art Museum and the Prichard
Art Museum in Idaho Falls. He is currently a member
of the Regal Engineering Pro Staff. His biggest
influences in fly tying have been Gary LaFontaine,
John Betts, Craig Matthews, and Al Makkai. What
he likes best about fly tying is the creative
aspect. He likes to search out little-known materials
to create new patterns.
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