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When not guiding and sharing his love for fly fishing on the rivers, streams and lakes in the North Platte Valley, Will is fishing surrounding waters in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana or exploring the flats in the Bahamas.

 Scott rods have always been there to help me with my clients as well as my own fishing endeavors. It doesn’t matter if I’m fishing a G2 or my big T2H for steelhead. The harder the fish to chase the better! There really is a Scott Difference and I feel it everyday on the water.

 When I’m not guiding I’m usually teaching some form of fly fishing or tying flies, wither it’s a basic fly casting lesson or a spey casting lesson Scott Rods are always there. I’m always trying to create new patterns.

 I’m also a industry pro for Scientific Anglers and Rising tools

George was introduced to Scott Rods during the 1970s in Japan where he began to utilize them for their superior action and craftsmanship. Scott was a highly regarded manufacturer by all fly fishermen in Japan and has maintained that reputation today.

 In 1997, George received the status of Master Fly Casting Instructor from the Federation of Fly Fishers. He is the author of the book, "The Delaware River."

Bordered by three Great Lakes, Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula boasts some of the finest sportfishing in the country. Remote scenery, low angler pressure, and an extremely diverse fishery is what drove Brad Petzke here from the south shore of Lake Michigan to establish Rivers North Guide Service, the U.P.’s first full-time fly-fishing outfitter.

Whether guiding a remote trout excursion lifted from the pages of Voelker or Hemingway or innovating warm water opportunities on the regions most remote waters, Brad continues to develop the rich fishing heritage in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

His passion for fishing also shines through his conservation ethic. In addition to championing conservation efforts for wild native brook trout in his home waters, Brad has twice visited our nation’s capitol to lobby for national cold water conservation issues: In 2010 on behalf of the Michigan River Guides Association to advocate for stronger protections against the invasive Asian carp and in 2012 for Trout Unlimited’s “Sportsmen for Bristol Bay” summit. In recognition of his leadership on conservation issues, Brad was appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder in 2011 to the state’s “Blue Ribbon Panel on State Parks and Outdoor Recreation,” where he serves as the U.P.’s sole representative.

Consistent with his mission to share his passion for and knowledge of fishing the U.P., Petzke also authors “Rivers North,” the monthly fly fishing column in Michigan OutofDoors Magazine.

Brad lives year round in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula along with his lovely wife and daughter. 

Liskay travels the Spey clave circuit as both an observer and a presenter.   His cheerful, laid-back manner makes him easy to talk to and he always finds the time to help out beginners.  Liskay is also on the national pro staffs of several other prominent manufacturers and is one of only a handful of Fishing Ambassadors for Patagonia.

During the warmer months, Liskay fishes the shoreline areas around the Great Lakes for a variety of species until it is time to chase steelhead again.  He has also fished Alaska and a number of saltwater destinations.  His next adventure is an extended sojourn into the wilds of British Columbia to chase, you guessed it- steelhead.

Mike is always sharing information, and the knowledge that makes him so passionate about fly fishing.

The "feel" of Scott rods is what makes them; I think they are the finest fly rods out there.

In the little town of Onalaska Washington just a few short miles from the Cowlitz River I have a little shop called Lost Creek Fly Shop, & Mike Sturza’s Fly fishing Guide Service. We fly fish year around! Weather permitting.

What I really enjoy is the seeing the expression on the clients face when that first steelhead takes the fly, and cartwheels out of the water, or when they have hooked their 10^th sea run cutthroat of the evening!

The best thing about Scott Fly Rods is no matter where we are fishing they have a rod for any of the applications I need. When I’m swinging for steelhead the T2H and L2H spey rods do the job very well, and when the highland lakes open, and the tiger muskies get active, and the sea run cutthroat come in the S4, G2,and the A4s do the job! Because of this, I’m proud to sell Scott Rods in my fly shop and use them on my guided trips.

My favorite rods are the T2H 12’6” 6wt, S4 9’6” 6wt, Muskie Special 9wt and the G2 9’ 6wt.

Michael grew up in South Florida before development to the eastern border of Everglades National Park was on anyone’s mind.  He’d hop neighbors’ fences to catch bass from their ponds, or simply work the canal by his middle school bus stop.  He bought his first fly rod using a combination of lawn mowing fees and spare change he picked up repotting trees at the local nursery, when he was just ten years old.

Gracie’s professional career has spanned bankruptcy/reorganization, mergers & acquisitions, and running venture capital backed technology startups, on three separate continents.  While he’s taken time off to scuba dive, ski/snowboard, and play some very bad rounds of golf, his first love has always been fishing.

Michael is the developer of websites such as MidCurrent, Anglers Tonic, and the American Fly Fishing Trade Association, provides technology support to Deneki Outdoors, blogs semi-prolifically on his own site, michaelgracie.com, and has written for Angling Trade.  He also plies his extensive business experience as a finance, technology and business development advisor to numerous enterprises within the fly fishing world.

For Michael, deciding to fish Scott Fly Rods was a choice that came down to esthetics.  After spending a year fishing the G2 905/4 he picked up soon after moving to Colorado, he began to wonder why the rod he pulled out of the closet most often was also the one that marketing folks had spent the least amount of time choosing colors for.  After fishing G2s down to 2-weight, S4s’s up to 12-weight, and most everything in between, he speculation was confirmed – a rod manufacture could indeed produce the best performing, most fun-to-fish rod, by perfecting their product for angling instead of fashion shows.

Michael can be found beating up carp on Denver’s South Platte River, chasing trout all over the western US, and occasionally (ok, maybe more often that he should) finagling his way into [someone else’s] saltwater adventures.

That is, when he’s not burning candles from both ends.

Along with the Delaware River, Jeff has guided other waters in New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and both North & South Carolina. One thing is certain – good luck finding Jeff anywhere without a river nearby!

Don’t let his laid back and easy going personality fool you though - he knows the Delaware, its finicky fish and bugs like no other. Clients truly enjoy their time on the water with him, as he will put them on fish and teach them something new on every trip.

Keeping the family tradition alive, Jeff and his 8 year old niece fish as frequently as possible, but his true passion is his chase for the salt and his free time is spent seeking out stripers and blue fin tuna on the fly. When he’s not on the water, Jeff is designing new styles of flies and hunting grouse.

He believes music peaked on the Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder Revue Tour in 1975, and died with Warren Zevon on September 7, 2003.