I moved to Salem, Oregon in 1992 and started fly fishing. It was a mixed bag at first with conventional gear and fly fishing up and down the Oregon coast, Willamette, Sandy, and Santiam Rivers chasing salmon, steelhead and trout. It did not take long for me to drop the spinning reels for some flies. In 2005 after years of camping and fishing Central Oregon I moved to Bend and have been a guide for Fly and Field Outfitters since 2006. My first loves are the Cascade Lakes and especially Crane Prairie Reservoir chasing the infamous “Cranebows.”
My favorite days are spent teaching somebody the joys of fly fishing and watching the smiles on their faces when it all comes together with the perfect presentation rewarded by a rainbow jumping and running. I love swapping stories and sharing the knowledge of years of fishing with the next fishermen.