I have been fishing since I could walk and hold a fishing pole. I started by spin fishing local bass ponds in my native waters of Northeastern MA. I started fly fishing in 2006, and fished many trout streams all throughout the New England area, including eastern and northern New York. I first came to the Adirondacks through a family vacation and was astonished by the beauty of the forest and strea
ms and told myself this where I wanted to live. I was given the opportunity to live in the Dacks’ in 2012 through attending Paul Smith's College to study Parks, Recreation and Facilities Management. I minored in biology so that I could study ichthyology and entomology. I met Vince owner of Wiley's Flies my freshman year, and since then always went to his shop for my fly tying and fishing supplies. I graduated in 2016 and stayed in the Dacks’ to continue pursuing my enjoyment of guiding. Many times I’ve been asked what my favorite fish species is to target. Honestly I like them all, from bluegill sunfish on light tackle, bluelining for brookies, hunting pike in the weeds, bass on topwater lures to chasing the landlocked salmon run, and occasionally stripers on the cape cod. If it has gills and fins, it’s catchable on the fly.
