Pro Shop | Katie and Cooper Anderson | Avon CO Tell us a little about yourselves and your business. Cooper has been guiding for 20 years and me for 14. We have been together for 15 years, and I set up “Anderson’s Fish Camp” as a way to promote ourselves and try and gain more trips, with a secondary benefit of being paid as Anderson’s Fish Camp because I didn’t want to keep track of who used… Continue reading
Pro Shop | George Daniel | Lock Haven PA Give a bit of background about yourself and how you started guiding/teaching In short, I’m just someone who loves the activity of fly fishing. I try to consider myself a lifelong learner and try to set that example with everything I do fly-fishing related. I’m a former competitor for fly-fishing Team USA but am prouder of the fact that I am an educator of fly fishing… Continue reading
The Grill | Jeremiah Houle | Stonefly Sales At 17 years old, I was still in high school and working any job I could to be able to afford gas and gear for my already burning fly-fishing passion. I started at The Fly Shop in Redding, California, and was greener than green, just trying to digest the flood of information that came flowing in each shift. I didn’t know it then, but my “local” shop… Continue reading
Pro Shop | Ron Ratliff | Marshdawn Fly Fishing I’m a native-born full-time fly-fishing guide in southern Louisiana. This area is an endless maze of bayous and marshes. In addition to world-class fly fishing, the area features amazing birdlife, exceptional food, and unique local communities. I’ve fly fished for most of my life and am also a published fly tyer, having patterns in America’s Favorite Flies and Drew Chicone’s Redfish Flies. I fish for anything… Continue reading
Pro Shop | Brian Chan | Kamloops British Columbia Brian Chan spent 30-plus years as a fisheries biologist in British Columbia where he specialized in studying small lake systems. This knowledge was combined with his interest in fly fishing and Chan is recognized as one of the top stillwater fly anglers worldwide. His knowledge and insight have been shared in books, magazines, videos, and online. Chan has also been instrumental in the development of Scientific… Continue reading
The Grill | Dustin Carlson | Doug Garvey | Green Drake Outdoors Green Drake Outdoors is a Southern Rockies (Utah, Colorado, Wyyoming and New Mexico) based company that represents some of the finest manufacturers in the outdoor space. The Southern Rockies is often considered ground zero for the outdoor industry. It is home to a diiverse retail environment that includes big box retailers, large metropollitan retailers, major ecommerce operations, small independents, and great destination retailers.… Continue reading
Pro Shop | Eric Leininger | Fly Fish Portland My guiding career started in 2010 with Goodnews River Lodge in Alaska. I was there for 9 summers and worked to really my guiding skills. I still keep in touch with several of the friends I made and fish with them whenever possible. After my 5th Alaska summer, Jack Hagan, a fly shop owner here in Oregon asked if I would like to join his team-… Continue reading
Scientific Anglers Skagit Short Spey Head A Skagit Head by definition is a short, compact line designed for use with two handed rods, sinking tips, and large flies. When compared to our standard Skagit offering, Skagit Short will be 2-3’ shorter depending on weight. Why do we need to make an already short line even shorter? There are a few reasons, but the most compelling are shorter rods, casting ability, and payload. Spey rods, especially… Continue reading
Taking Skagit to the Next Level Taking Skagit to the Next Level. Few things have helped to increase the popularity of swinging flies for steelhead and salmon like the use of Skagit lines. Named from their development on Washington’s Skagit River, these versatile lines have simplified Spey two-handed casting and allow the use of weighted flies and heavy sink tips. This has opened up a lot of areas for use with flies that could not be… Continue reading
