About Us

I grew up on Florida’s west coast, spending most of my time on or under the water. I water skied, scuba dived and  also owned several Hobie Cat sailboats. As I got older,  looking for other water activities, i got into fishing. I initially started using spinning gear and quickly stepped up to bait casters. I spent many years chasing snook, redfish and anything else I could catch. About ten years ago, to challenge myself and move beyond my conventional fishing gear, I started fly fishing. My fly casting skills initially progressed slowly, and I usually became frustrated and would quickly switch back to my trusty bait caster. Looking for help to improve my fly fishing skills, a friend invited me to attend Tampa Bay Fly Fishing club meetings. I soon joined the club. At the meetings, I was able to receive several “mini” fly casting lessons. I then honed my skills at several casting clinics sponsored by the Tampa club. I am very comfortable with my fly rods, but I am still learning and improving though experience on the water. I now travel quite a bit with my fly gear to explore new waters and fishes. I now spend about half of my fishing time on the saltwater on my Florida home waters, and half of my time fishing western streams for trout and midwest lakes for muskie and smallmouth bass.