I began my career in the fly fishing world at a young age. I first picked up a fly rod around age 10, started tying flies at 14, and was tying flies commercially by age 16. At 18 I chose my college based on the fishing opportunities surrounding Gunnison, Colorado. I began working as a full-time guide in 2001 while working on my first bachelor's degree. After 10 years in Gunnison, Colorado I relocated to Seattle, Washington where I further expanded my fly fishing horizons and discovered steelhead fishing. After 4 years of obsessive fishing and guiding all over Washington State I relocated to Bozeman, Montana, where I continue to tie flies and stay active in the industry, however, I retired from guiding in 2014, after 13 years.

Fast forward to 2020 and I now bring nearly 20 years of industry experience to the table, gained while working for some of the industry’s top outfitters in Colorado, Alaska, Washington, Argentina, and Chile,

I've built my reputation around integrity. A trait sometimes lost in the fly fishing world. I always let my guiding do the talking.  I always worked hard to get my anglers into fish while providing a pleasant, educational, day. I would never take someone's money and show them a bad time based on unrealistic expectations, a slick website, or a "fake it until you make it" strategy like many outfitters. I believe honesty and integrity earned me my loyal following and my solid reputation.  

Besides guiding for a living I've taught a great deal of fly fishing and fly tying classes. I take great pleasure in seeing people with a genuine interest in the sport make progress and learn new things. One thing that I think is so great about fly fishing is that I continue to learn nearly every time I get out. The lifelong learning curve that fly fishing provides keeps me interested and coming back day after day!

Please visit my speaking engagements page to learn a bit more about my tying classes and demos that I continue to do, as I retired from guiding in 2014.