I for one, am happy my grandpa and dad got me out on the water. My Grandpa was primarily a spin fisher but my dad was shopping for fly fishing equipment and ended up buying me the same rig he bought.

I was little standoffish at first because it was awkward but now I feel very fortunate I was introduced to fly fishing at a younger age (14).

I have had large gaps of time from my first years fly fishing to the last couple years but I remember everything.

I went from fishing on rivers like the Frying Pan and the Animas and smaller feeder rivers to the East Coast where I shifted to ocean fishing and surf casting and now back to the western mountain streams.

I have never lost the love for the fight....