![]() ![]() Many of her earlier clients made the move with Shaw, and she soon acquired new clients through exposure in the city, especially through the Anglers’ Club of New York. ![]() The move east was fulfilling for Shaw as she became very much a part of the angling crowd in New York. Her reputation as a talented fly tier went well beyond the shores of Lake Michigan, and many of her clients were well-known personalities.Īfter a chance meeting in Milwaukee with Hermann Kessler (1904–1993), art director for Field & Stream magazine, Shaw married Kessler and moved to New York City in 1953. After graduating, she worked at Kade’s shop full time, tying flies and training other tiers, and eventually opened her own store in Sheboygan. While still in high school, Shaw began to tie flies for a local tackle shop owned by Arthur Kade (1890/91–1952), Art Kade Flycraft. Fly fishing was a passion for her entire life. Shaw began to fish with her father at a very young age and started to tie flies as a youngster, learning from other tiers who were eager to help. ![]() The Shaw family returned to Wisconsin, settling in the city of Sheboygan along the shores of Lake Michigan. Helen Elizabeth Shaw (1910–2007) was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and moved with her family to several Midwestern locations and states. ![]() Arnold Gingrich (1903–1976), founding editor of Esquire magazine, proclaimed Helen Shaw to be the “First Lady of Fly Tying.” ![]()
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