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Roy Palm

ongtime legend of Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley, guide, carpenter, dog-lover, and fly-tyer Roy Palm passed away in November 2019, from cancer. A one-time Aspen bar bouncer and former owner of Frying Pan Anglers in Basalt, Palm’s legacy includes his popular midge and bluewing emerger patterns, like the loopwing Roy’s Special—a staple in any winter tailwater flybox. Palm owned FPA for 20 years, and was a fervent defender

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