I've been fly fishing for about 26 years, tying flies for about 24.

My first tentative attempts with flies were on the Mahood and Stellako Rivers in BC. The first time a 16" plus fish came up from about 10' deep and smacked a Yellow Humpy, I was hooked solid.

Started tying flies and really learning in the early '80's fishing mainly The Bow, Highwood and Crowsnest Rivers in Alberta, with the odd trip to the Stellako....ah those first couple hundred yards of the Stellako below the lake can be awesome.

Used to fish the Bow 40-60 days/evenings a year most of the '80's, and managed to fish it all 12 months of the year. Gotta watch out for those icebergs in the winter months.

I've caught over 30 species so far on flies, mainly in Alberta, BC, Montana, Mexico, and the Bahamas.

Favorite rivers: I try to make a circuit every summer....the blue ribbon portion of the Missouri around Craig, Montana, more big (over 16") Rainbows and Browns per mile than anywhere I've been, a day on the Madison, then the Crowsnest, the Elk River and it's tribs, and Michelle Creek and it's tribs, some of which will remain nameless...BIG Cutts, HUGE Bull Trout, tiny streams, and every couple of years a day or two floating the Bow for old times sake...strong fish.

Moved to BC in 1988 and by gum if I didn't get a Dolly Varden on my first cast from the side of the road on the Squamish River in December. Then discovered the sea run cutts on the Harrison and the Stave, as well as the salmon in season. Then started on the lakes in the Kamloops/Merritt area.

Now living in Chemainus on the Island, fish the Cowichan, the salt chuck, the local lakes...and last year discovered beach fishing for pinks and coho...closest thing we've got to bonefishing in Canada.

Doing more and more salt water fly fishing out this way and Port Renfrew and Nootka Sound areas... all the salmon species plus "black bass", ling cod, various rock fish, kelp greenling etc.