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Growing up I started fishing whith my family. I learned from my father and grandfather. We had a lot of good experiences. As I got older I started going to the Deschutes. I met a guide over there, Doug Cook. He was an extrememly good fly tier and an amazing fly fisherman. Honestly I didn't really know that much about fly fishing. But that was all about to change. Doug took me under his wing and taught me everything he knew. I was trained in the art of tying flies, fly fishing and rowing drift boats. I became his chauffer for about 5 years. I learned the Deschutes river like the back of my hand. During this time I was kindling a relationship with my best friend Marty Sheppard. Marty and I started fishing together. In the late 90’s Marty introduced me to a Spey rod and It has been down hill ever since. Marty and I started guiding for John Ecklund of Little Creek Outfitters. Over the past couple of years I have guided all over the Northwest. Bass and Steelhead on the John Day, Trout and Steelhead on the Grand Ronde, Whitewater rafting in Hells Canyon, Steelhead on the Sandy, Clackamas, And Klickitat. And most recently in remote Alaska on the infamous river X, the Sandy River, for Steelhead and Kings. My passion is for catching anadramous fish on a swung fly. Most of the waters I guide are perfectly suited for a spey rod. Like most fisherman and guides I have a passion for photography and developing flies. Fly Fishing seems to be a hobby inside of a hobby. There are many aspects of Fly fishing. Maybe you tie flies,trout flies or classic salmon flies, maybe you even build your own presentation hooks, you could wrap you own rods or even build bamboo rods from scratch. You can get as much out of Fly fishing as you want to put into it.
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