50 years with Henry's Fork Angler and Mike Lawson

Mike Lawson was born and raised in southeastern Idaho and has fished the Henry's Fork, a classic spring creek, his whole life. Umpqua has been honored to have Mike serve as an indispensable member of our Signature Tyer Family since the early days of the royalty tyer program.

Mike and his wife, SheraLee, founded Henry's Fork Anglers in Last Chance, Idaho in 1976 and we are proud to have partnered with them since the beginning. Join us in celebrating 50 years of Mike Lawson's Henry's Fork Anglers!

If you have plans to fish the Henry's Fork or happen to find yourself near Last Chance, do yourself a favor and stop in the shop and congratulate them in person! Be sure to grab a few of Mike's flies; patterns every angler should have in their fly box.

In the meantime explore some great archival footage we put together of Mike tying a few of his classic signature patterns below!

Mike has given upqua dozens of patterns over the years to produce, and we have many options available for tyers today. Below are just a smattering of options for you to look through and one day, get out on the water.