Lucas Utrera
Signature Tyer
Hola amigos! I was born in Córdoba, Argentina but currently I live in Miami, USA. I’m an industrial designer, art director and, of course, passionate about fly fishing.
I immersed myself in this magical world in the mid-90s with my father when I was barely 12 years old and I only needed to watch a couple of flies being tied to be completely fascinated. It's difficult to explain what I felt, but in that precise moment I knew that what I was seeing would accompany me for the rest of my life. A few years later, I started participating in some fly fishing shows, as well as writing fly tying articles in specialized magazines. Then, for a couple of years, I dabbled in commercial tying, which helped me hone my skills. At the beginning of 2000, I started to participate in some international competitions, in which I was lucky to win several times. Finally I started to tie special flies for collectors. In 2020, I decided to start sharing my work on social media and quickly discovered a fascinating, supportive and truly talented community. Nowadays I try to have my flies inspire other fly tyers to go further, to dare to break some rules and let themselves be carried away by their creative instinct.
I have been tying flies for almost 30 years and long ago I came to the following conclusion:
A fly is a handful of illusions tied together to a hook with two very clear objectives: catch a fish and to excite a person. Achieving both, will give enough reasons to dedicate the rest of our lives to it.
Hola amigos! I was born in Córdoba, Argentina but currently I live in Miami, USA. I’m an industrial designer, art director and, of course, passionate about fly fishing.
I immersed myself in this magical world in the mid-90s with my father when I was barely 12 years old and I only needed to watch a couple of flies being tied to be completely fascinated. It's difficult to explain what I felt, but in that precise moment I knew that what I was seeing would accompany me for the rest of my life. A few years later, I started participating in some fly fishing shows, as well as writing fly tying articles in specialized magazines. Then, for a couple of years, I dabbled in commercial tying, which helped me hone my skills. At the beginning of 2000, I started to participate in some international competitions, in which I was lucky to win several times. Finally I started to tie special flies for collectors. In 2020, I decided to start sharing my work on social media and quickly discovered a fascinating, supportive and truly talented community. Nowadays I try to have my flies inspire other fly tyers to go further, to dare to break some rules and let themselves be carried away by their creative instinct.
I have been tying flies for almost 30 years and long ago I came to the following conclusion:
A fly is a handful of illusions tied together to a hook with two very clear objectives: catch a fish and to excite a person. Achieving both, will give enough reasons to dedicate the rest of our lives to it.