About the Guide

My passion for fishing I inherited from my family, Grandpa Ernie and my father in particular. For this I will always be grateful.   

 My fascination with the sport of fly-fishing came to light while living in Colorado. You see, every weekend that I was able to get away I would head into the Mountains, I’d fish the Plate River along the Continental Divide. With my Zebco and a can of worms in hand off I’d go to try my luck. As I sat there on the banks of the river, I would watch the stately gentlemen, who looked as thought they had just stepped out of an L.L. Bean catalog, the ease with which these skilled fishermen worked the fly line, effortlessness with which the fly line would shoot straight the spot picked.  I found this all very intriguing...

It was then, I suppose, I decided to embark upon this sport called Fly-fishing. Upon purchasing a Fly rod and some streamer flies, I once again made my way up the mountain, where I promptly beat the water to a milky froth with my newfound skill. I came to realize, as with many things in Life... it’s not as easy as it looks.  I worked at it the remainder of the season my casting improved, but I don’t think I caught many trout if any at all.

It was a few years after purchasing my first fly rod I relocated to Washington State (Tacoma area). It was there I hooked up with a few avid fly-fishermen, who had made their transition from worms to flies some years previous. We all had the opportunity to attend a Fly-fishing clinic/seminar, hosted by Randall Kaufmann (Kaufmann’s Streamborn) of Oregon. It was this three-day Seminar that brought most all of the pieces of the fly-fishing puzzle together for me. We were instructed on such fly-fishing methods as: understanding the different categories of water and fishing them correctly, tying flies, streamside entomology/aquatic insect identification, and so much more…Appling these new found skills on the Rivers of the Pacific Northwest for Ocean run Steelhead and Salmon, was by far one of the most gratifying event in fishing I have ever experienced...

            Only you can decide what level you will take your fishing skills to, but if fly-fishing becomes your ambition, I recommend becoming involved with a local fly-fishing club or organization. Also watch for local fly-fishing seminars or fishing clinics… I have been Fly-fishing 30+ years now, believe me there is still a great deal to learn.