This thread is pretty old, but I felt it needed some corrections and additions. When I first met Royce Dam, I had been camping in northern WI. At that time, he was around 6', weighed about 175, and was solid muscle. Currently--yep, he is still kickin' and tying--he is about 5'10" and down to about 150. His 87th birthday is approaching, and he would always love to hear from his fellow tiers. His phone number is (414) 476-4599. I talked to him yesterday, and he is alert and, as always, interesting. If you have his book, "The Practical Fly Tier," you can find the story of when we first met in Sarah Rodgers fly shop, near the Bois Brule river, on page 59. One last comment. In the Forward in Royce's book, Gary Borger talks about Royce's massive hands. Gary's comment to me was that Royce has "fingers the size of bratwurst." He still does have huge hands, and if there is truly magic in the world of fly tying, a lot of it is in Royce's hands.