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Chris' signature fly is the deer hair mouse. This pattern was taught to him by Billy Munn from Bridgeport, Texas. Chris worked on this pattern for over twenty years to bring it to the current model. Requests from collectors and other tiers for this pattern far exceed any other fly that he ties. 

After taking early retirement in l991 Chris began his company, Whitetail Fly Tying Supplies, specializing in fly tying materials. He features materials used for warm water, cold water, and saltwater flies. Deer, elk, moose, and other ungulate hair is his specialty for which he known both in the US and Europe. Writing numerous articles on this subject for fly fishing magazines in the US and overseas has been a goal of his to help educate tiers. In a major article in the 1995 March/April issue of American Angler called "Understanding Deer Hair", Chris wrote in considerable detail on all types of hair used in fly tying.