 Simon
Bain
Simon Bain is known for casting with two hands.He's also known for catching
more fish. He's anational bonefishing champion (twice!) and hoststhe
TV show Fishing the Flats of the Bahamas. Amost engaging professional,
Simon's here todemonstrate something we all need practice with: casting
in the wind. |
 Richard
Bernabe Orvis, Patagonia, Fly Fisherman, American Angler...all
have something in common and that's Bernabe's writing and photography.
He authors a monthly column for SC Sportsman. He's a fly fishing guide
specializing in fishing South Appalachian mountain streams. He's a traveler
and world-wide adventurer. He's also seriously
committed to his homestate South Carolina, often writing and photographing
its last wild places. |
 Chad
Ferris Doing business as Tall Tails Charters, Captain Ferris
fishes the expanse from Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge all the way to Hilton
Head. He's an expert on the low country and specializes in fly and lighttackle
fishing...often tagging reds, trout and other gamefish while he works.
Find Chad on the water or at the Isle of Palms Marina. |
 Michael
Hatfield Michael hunts trout. And he hunts for them in small
mountain streams which explains his penchant for pocket-water and brook
trout. His 25+ years of fishing helped earn him one of twelve
spots in ESPN's Great Outdoor Games. A selfdescribed casting-aholic,
you might remember him from previous ESPN's Fly Fishing Challenge and
OLN's Fly Fishing Masters. |
 Jamie
Hough Jamie fished to pay his
way through college and loved every minute of it...the fishing, that
is. He's got gobs of experience in fishing both deep and shallow waters.
A few years ago he gave up the offshore part. His concentration paid
off with
multiple first place tournament positions. Summer and Fall finds him
doing special night trips for trout and reds. |
 Lefty
Kreh If you don't know who he is, you should. If you haven't
already seen
him cast, you should. If you know who he is and you've already watched
him cast, you should again. |
 Jim
Lemke With Tampa Bay considered his backyard, Capt. Jim Lemke
has spent more than 20 years combing its flats, creeks and river mouths
in search of the big three: Snook, Tarpon and Redfish. Some say talking
to him is akin to a private clinic on local gamefish. If you haven't
already, be sure to catch Jim on the Inshore Angler Show on ESPN2. |
 Dee
Meador Fishing should always be fun especially when you can
enjoy a quiet, hard-to-reach pond or a shallow, saltwater flat. But
have you ever considered how much more fun it can be using a canoe or
kayak? Native Dee Meador knows and as Luden's number one expert he's
here to share just how you can make your particular craft fishable. |
 Dave
Murray Lefty Kreh says, “Dave is an excellent fisherman
and one of the best fly casting instructors I know”. Catch him
on the casting pond for easy ways to solve your casting problems. And
don’t miss his seminar for the details of how fly casting works.
Knowing how and knowing why equal better
casting. |
 Mark
Nichols An inventor from
the field, not the lab, Mark made the entire family of D.O.A. products
based on experience. He also manages to fish a couple hundred days a
year, which is why he's one of the premier lure designers. Not afraid
to share his fishing passion, Mark is going to show you how to fish
his artificial lures in both shallow and deep
water when searching for big fish. |
 Mike
Richardson An avid outdoorsman, Mike fishes Alaska's Kenai
Peninsula all summer for salmon and trout. He is a graduate of the Kenai
Fishing Academy and is well versed on Alaska's salmon, the species,
their life cycles and the techniques used to fish for them. Ever fished
Alaska? Mike can make it happen. He's got a fishing camp there. |
 Travis
Rolan It was Hurricane Opal wiping out the beach in Panama
City that prompted Travis to visit Key West in 1995. While on a charter
there he happened to hook his first Tarpon. He never moved back. Now
he's an expert in Keys fishing. Shallow and/or deep water fishing appeal
to Travis and he's made it his business to excel at both. Want to fish
Key West? He's available. |