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Hey Zach you need to rename this place Flylife Outreach ;D
Sorry trying to work out how come I never gave you a copy. Thought I must have a time or two, Im slipping. Hand out a bunch in Denver every year. Great mag, and still feel lucky to be part of the team.
Incidentally the owner of the store Im running brought in Flylife to sell, only because I write for it, well we have gone through our stock in 4 week, only 1 left. Surprised me how much interest in it over here.
But then again Beechy’s fly patterns every issue are really cool, Morsie’s and DA pics and others.Cheers
Steve.I don’t think I have gone throught the formality of introducing myself. Spencer Ballard, I have lived in Michigan my entire life. Grew up on a small “trout” creek 25 years ago, fishing with worms until I was about 7, spinners until 15, fly fishing until I moved out to go to college. I still fly fish, although much less than I would like to, I have a wife, baby, new home, and job to keep my tied up most of the time. When I get out I fish The Ausable, Manistee, Pere Marquette or any other trouty looking water. I blame my current gear addiction on my lack of getting out and actually fishing enough. I don’t have a ton of rods but I like buying them taking them on a trip and selling them (all done on ebay), I end up breaking even or making money on this habit. For other gearaholics hear my current favorite’s include a Scott Fibertouch 3 weight, Original Scott G 845/5, and my 7 weight is a TFO TICR. Reels are a Gunnison 2, A Fin Nor Finite C/P reel for my 3, and a Teton Specialist LA for my 7. I am done with the buying and sellling gear (or so I tell myself). Now I am focusing all my energy on making time to get out and fish more. I am a registered environmental health specialist, basically inspecting restaurants, designing and permitting private sewage disposal systems and wells.
Me, the day I was suppose to be graduating from college (the opener), I refused to attend… Tradition.
Welcome! Jeff.
I really like your portrait photo! very very nice!
you know, like “good old day style”Welcome! Jeff.
I really like your portrait photo! very very nice!
you know, like “good old day style” 😀The story behind that photo is really the shoes.
My son and I got to the stream, got all decked out in our waders and all.
Long time snooper, figured I might as well post…
Name is Jerod and I am from the midwest, Kansas City to be more specific. I was a dedicated hiker and gear collector until I turned about 30 and decided that weekend trips carrying 50 pounds worth of gear wasn’t so much fun anymore on my back and knees. I have always been a fisherman but a friend talked me into a weekend fly fishing trip at a Missouri trout park and I was hooked. Fly fishing has proved to be a great new choice for collecting expensive and seldom used gear. I can still enjoy the day outside in touch with nature and still be a short car ride from a nice steak, a warm shower, and a comfortable bed.
I feel very lucky to have great fisheries such as the White, Taneycomo, Norfork, and the Little Red basically within a few hour drive. I call Taneycomo my home water and spend every 3 day weekend I can muster down there. I am also a dedicated night fisherman. Big browns are always a challenge, but when you are minus a couple of your senses and on edge from the being scared in the thick fog and darkness, it is a feeling of exhilaration thats hard to describe.
I recognize some of the names here from some other more regional boards so I already feel at home.
-Jerod
My name is Kevin; friends call me Lar. It’s a long story. I live in Knoxville, TN. I fish the Clinch, Holston, and all the Mountain streams surrounding K-Town for about 10+ years now.
I am in the Sports Marketing business. Married for 5 years, no kids, 2 dogs.
The first time I threw a fly I was Addicted. Drop me a line if you are coming to our area to fish.
Lar
My name is Chris Zando and I am 35 years old and have lived in New Jersey for the past 10 years. I grew up in a small town in Upstate New York fishing the Adirondacks and Lake Ontario. I work for an internet travelcompany company
Hi Everyone, great thread. I’ve been reading all your bios (I’m @ page 2 so far), and it strikes me as interesting that most of you are quite a bit more ‘experienced’ than myself, but also residing in the US.
My name is Ryan Treneer, I’m 30 years old, and I live in Squamish, BC. I am fortunate enough to live within walking distance of more than one great river, and have taken the last couple years to explore my local waterways. I flyfished a little when I was younger, amongst many years of gear fishing for bass, walleye and pike, but have recently come back to flyfishing in an unintended but interesting way. I broke most of my leg (tibia,fibia and talus) in a mountainbiking accident, and was non-weight bearing for several months. Being an active outdoor person the cabin fever set in quickly. A friend re-introduced me to fly fishing, this time for salmon, as the bouyancy of the water was the only way I could get around without my crutches. I would wade into the river until I could comfortably stand, then throw my crutches back onto the beach. As I was unable to work at the time I managed quite a few great days on the river, a sanity saver for sure.
Since recovering from that injury I have been flyfishing and tying as much as I can between various guiding and rope access jobs. I am self employed, which gives me lots of days on the water between contracts. I also travel for work, and hope that this will give me the chance to experience lots of different fishing and water.
I have a great girlfriend who is currently in nursing school in Vancouver, BC, a welcome excuse to visit the city and explore some fabled, albeit new water to me. Her time spent studying and in the hospitals allows me lots of freedom, and a second home.
I’m recovering this week from having one of the bars removed from my leg, now one year since the original accident. This recovery should be a lot quicker, and hopefully I’ll be back in the river soon, for the same reasons that got me flyfishing again.
As lots of you have mentioned, it’s great to have a bit of a bio to match all the info here on the board. I’m always eager to see what other folks are trying and having success with, and the trip reports are good medicine for my downtime. I built my first flyrod last year, and am already looking for a new project for the rainy season that is now upon us.
I also found the board through the podcast, and always look forward to the audio trip to somewhere new.
Great threads and contributions, keep it up.I’ve also found some other interesting internet flyfishing resources to while away the recovery time, here they are if anyone is interested. I have no affiliastion with these pages, but found them to be be very entertaining. Enjoy!
My name is Mark Schafer. The “Clip” part comes from my day job owning a barbershop that I bought from my Dad about 25 years ago. I’ve been married for 20 years with 3 kids ages 11,9 and 3. I’ve fished and hunted all my life but I didn’t try fly fishing until about 5 seasons back. My first fish on a fly was a 12 pound steelhead caught on the Vermillion river here in Ohio, to say I was hooked would be an under statement since then I have opened a small fly shop in Sylvania Ohio called Steelhead Shop the name pretty much says it all there.
My thoughts on the travel fly fishing issue. I take a fly rod with me wherever I go ,but I would rather fish 75 days close to home than 10 days a 1000 miles away.
My kids are at the age now that I don’t get out very often without at least one of them so I get a lot more hall passes from the wife when I involve them, I’m a new member here and I don’t make many posts on sites like this as to not expose my dyslexic 9th grade writing style. I have found the other bio’s interesting and I want to thank Pete Morse for being the only guy I could find older than me. Clip
Hello Folks,
My name is Michael Cox. I’ve carried the nickname of “RockyRaccoon” for so many years and these days, most people just call me Rocky. It came from being a big fan of the Beatles and oldies music in general.
Grew up in and around Knoxville Tn and was fortunate as a child as the outdoors was the playground my father took us to. Camping and fishing were activities that we participated in almost every weekend or whenever he was off work. Some of my earliest trout fishing memories were set below Center Hill Dam when the only camping available was a gravel roadside pull off.
I’ve been married now for 5 years and I have a 11 year old stepdaughter and a 2 1/2 year old son. Luckily, my wife has a decent job with great benefits as it’s her job that allows me to do my job.
I’ve been working as a guide here in the southeast for the last five years or so. Works typically really good from March – November, with the colder months of December, January, and February being my slow season. I used to revert back to my past life experiences as a custom carpenter to fill the “beenie weenie winter” but now that I have a little boy, I try to spend as much time with him as possible when I’m off work. When works good I’ll be away from home weeks on end.
The biggest majority of my work takes place here in east Tenn on the Hiwassee River. However, I also spend a good bit of time on the Clinch, Holston, Cumberland and Toccoa tailwaters as well as the Tellico watershed.
In my free time I enjoy wetting my own line of course. I also enjoy tying flies (just about have to to work as a guide I guess). I love playing poker when I can find a game. I also enjoy mind games such as chess. I’m a huge Tennessee Vols fan and it does hurt when we lose (so I’m hurting a lot here lately).
Hello,
I’ve actually been going through Zach’s podcasts for the past month and finally signed on last week. This is a really excellent site. My name is Gregg McKee and I’m a full time flats guide on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. My wife Amanda and I moved down here three years ago from Key West, FL, where I guided for ten years. I just turned the big four-oh. We have no kids yet but a great island mutt named Maggie who can chase down free swimming bonefish. I was born and grew up in Altoona, PA where I learned to fish for trout and smallmouth on Stone Creek and the Little Juniata. Unfortunately, I haven’t been back there in several years.
I first came across this site after seeing Marshall Cutchin mention it and his interview on Midcurrent.com. I knew Marshall briefly in Key West and bought his original Maverick Mirage from him just before he stopped guiding. Thirteen years later and I still have that boat, but it’s now for sale. I just ordered a new skiff from Beavertail in MN which will arrive next week.
I fish for tarpon, bones, and permit year round and catch a few snook and other species in between. Bonefish are the most common species and the tarpon are a bit small but there’s no pressure on any of the fish down here. We caught a nice 20 pound tarpon this morning on an 8 weight while casting a bonefish fly into a muddy school of glass minnows.
Great site and a great community that I’m looking forward to being part of in the future.Capt. Gregg McKee
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Vieques, PRGreetings- I reside in Branson, Missouri and live on lake upper Lake Taneycomo… been here for 25 years now.
Long time lurker first time caller. My name is Rich Knoles. Hence the screen name. I’m 43. I work as a Firefighter/Paramedic. I work a Kelly Schedule. That means I work 9 days a month. I live in Michigan on the Detroit River. I have two Daughters 18 and 12, a wife and a husky. Both Sailors the daughters that is. 18 years ago my wife thought it would be a good idea that we attend a Flyfishing class together. Something she regrets to this day. I quit my job, bought a drift boat and tried to make a living guiding. I lacked the people skills that required so I got a job as a Fireman to fish more. I’m fortunate to fish a lot and to travel to fish. I’m active with the FFF Great Lakes Council. I teach flycasting at the local community college. I forget everything I know about casting when I see a Tarpon.
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I’m I the only one that thinks David Anderson is a smartass? Rich
Yep I reckon you are Rich, the rest of us know he is
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