If there was a vote for the most likeable guide on staff, everyone would vote for Leif.  Except himself, of course.  He is friend to everyone and never complains about any workload that is thrown at him, weather, wind, or other adverse conditions.  He simply smiles and gets through it with a great attitude and puts fish in the boat. 

Leif started his great pursuit of fly fishing as a young boy growing up on the Kitsap Peninsula. He fell in love with Ellensburg during his college years at Central Washington University, spending every spare moment on the Yakima River. He began to work for Red’s during this time and learned guiding from the best, making life-long friends with everyone on staff.

After college Leif experienced another aspect of the fly fishing industry while working for Sage Fly Rods as an Assistant Product Manager. Choosing to spend more time outside, Leif and his girlfriend Brooke once again reside in Ellensburg with their two dogs Kenai and Ole.

When Leif isn’t rowing a boat or working as a real estate agent, he loves to hunt big game as well as upland birds, heading into the woods every chance he gets. His long-time girlfriend, Brooke, is a devoted companion, keeping up with his forays into the wilderness with unflinching dedication and little complaint. Snowboarding consumes most of Leif’s winter in search of the deepest snow Washington has to offer, he isn't sure if he has found it yet so he keeps on looking, and looking, and looking...