Tom Mocilac is a genuine old fart, retired from state service, and has worked as a National Park Ranger in Yellowstone National Park. He started fly fishing in 1969 and started tying flies in 1973. He is a member of Trout Unlimited and Fly Fishers International.
He ties about 2-3 thousand flies per year and donates them for free to various non-profits such as CFWEP fly-fishing summer camp, Montana Trout Unlimited kid’s camp, Casting for Recovery, Reel Recovery, MayFly Project, Tie-a-Thon, and others. He spends Monday afternoons in Anaconda tying flies with a bunch of grumpy old men. At 75 years old, he is usually the second youngest of the group