Biography

I have been fishing since I was 8 years old – some say obsessed. Originally from the Illawarra, just south of Sydney, NSW, Australia.  I grew up fishing for anything with fins (and sometimes without). I have many fond memories of fishing in Lake Illawarra, Warilla Beach, Barrack Point, Bass Point, and from the front of Windang Island as a kid. I spent my teenage years land-based game fishing from just about every ledge along the NSW coast from Coffs Harbour in the North to Green Cape in the South. Some of the most memorable fishing I have done to date was on the stones, doing battle with large tuna and marlin.  I picked up my first fly rod in 1989 – a #9wht outfit which I used to catch tailor, salmon, frigates, luderick, bream, etc. while waiting for a run on the big gear. I now enjoy fly fishing whenever the opportunity arises, with over 200 species on the long wand to date, BUT I enjoy using conventional tackle as well and am always open to learning new tech - that is why I am here ;-)