Amanda Winkelman

Amanda Winkelman has been tying and designing Steelhead flies since 2019. Her prior experience with color, texture and design in creative art, had her published internationally several times over in papercrafting. She has taken this love to a new realm. With her passion for nature, fish and flowing rivers, it seemed a natural progression to move into fly tying design and production.  She is a fly tying as well as fly casting instructor and ties on the Jr. Prostaff for Chinook Wind Outfitters. Amanda also works as the Women's Fly Fishing Program Lead at Emerald Water Anglers in West Seattle. She is an advocate for getting anyone interested  out on the water with a fly rod in hand! When not working in the Fly Fishing Industry, Amanda volunteers for Warriors and Quiet Waters, helping post 9/11 vets and their loved ones find peace and joy in life being on the water fly fishing. A PNW native, she resides north of Seattle with her husband and 5 children. 

Amanda was awarded the 2022 FFI Washington State Fly Tyers Award.