Youngster, Master of Flys
13 years young, Rece Shankleton sits at a bench in Boyne City amid a crowd of observers from across town. While other teens may get their glory from skateboarding and football, Rece has found another match for his talents, which he sat at Freshwater Studio on Saturday, March 6th displaying for the community: Fly Tying.
Freshwater Studio, which has recently expanded from strictly visual art to becoming a concert venue, has expanded even further with the featuring of a fly-tying workshop “He saw it while watching outdoor programs on TV, and wanted to try it.” said Rece’s father, thinking back. He went on to describe how Rece had borrowed his fly tying kit and the hobby had taken off from there. Rece enjoys hunting and fishing, sometimes fishing for hours in nearby Fall Park close to his home. Also gracing the event were Al and Rosemary Wolff, showing their custom made fly rods. Taking fifty hours to complete a single rod, Wolff has been making wooden fly rods for the past seventeen years of his life, along with ten years making graphite rods prior to this. “He has been doing these rods since before I knew him.” says Rosemary, his proud wife. Rosemary Wolff, showingtheir custom made fly rods. Taking fifty hours to completea single rod, Wolffhas been making woodenfly rods for the past seventeenyears of his life, alongwith ten years makinggraphite rods prior to this.“He has been doing theserods since before I knewhim.” says Rosemary, hisproud wife.
