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Joe began rowing
drift boats and guiding while studying for his degree in Geography
and Environmental Studies at Central Washington University in
Ellensburg. After graduation, he continued guiding and worked for
several outfitters including his own guide service. Eventually, he
joined up with Red’s Fly Shop in the Yakima River Canyon where he
has excelled as a senior member of the guide staff developing new
adventures and programs.
His first love is with the Yakima where he still guides most of the
year, but he cannot help but turn to summer steelhead on the
Klicktat, Methow, and Grande Ronde rivers in the fall. His newfound
passion, is casting a spey rod and he jumps on any opportunity to
hook steelhead, especially if it is on a swinging fly!
Joe has appeared in Fly Rod and Reel, Fly Fisherman, Field and
Stream, and Outdoor Life. Someday he hopes to begin writing
articles or even a column for these magazines, but he is just too
busy chasing fish to sit down and write about it just yet. Joe’s
favorite “off river” activity is just goofing off around the house
with his wife Kelly and two young children, Faith and Jensen.
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