Jay “Fishy” Fullum, to receive the Poul Jorgensen Golden Hook Award.
At the upcoming Hall of Fame Dinner on Saturday, October 10, at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center, in Livingston Manor, NY ‘Fishy’ (as actually most people do not know his real name) will receive this highly coveted award recognizing an individual who maintains and keeps alive the art and craft of flytying. For over 20 years, Fishy has: written for FlyTyer magazine and many other publications; provided demonstrations and presentations at over 100 flyfishing shows; traveled the country doing seminars; and always has enough time to stop and share his knowledge with a newcomer at any age. He is a master of literally turning house dust into gold. Known to rummage through garbage, wander the aisles in the supermarket and craft stores, pick up scraps found in dumps and on sidewalks; literally, he seems to turn dust into flyfishing gold that catches fish. He continues to be innovative, eclectic, interesting and certainly talented. If Poul was here, he would certainly find Fishy deserving of recognition.
