Squimpish Pro Team

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 My name is Dan Dau and I am lucky enough to live in June lake California at the edge of the eastern sierra mountains. Trout grow to trophy sizes within a short walk from my back door and through the years of learning to fish for these unique monsters came a love for tying big meaty streamers.

 My name is Alessandro Negri and I'm a fly tyer based near Milan in Italy. I started tying my own flies at the age of 7. I love tying especially streamers for trout, pikes and all the freshwater and saltwater predators. I'm a 360° fly fisherman and I love fishing all kinds of fish I can find in Italian waters. 

 As far back as I can remember, I loved to fish. Growing up in a small mountain town in Colorado afforded me countless opportunities to chase trout and other cold water high altitude.species. Summer vacations to grandma and grandpas house on the lake in Minnesota gave me the warm water bug. On those vacations, if I wasn't sleeping, I was probably on that dock and, when old enough, out in the boat. In high school  is when I picked up a fly rod and belly boat. The addiction to fly fishing only continued to grow as I began college but the cash supply was dropping. So out of necessity I bought a $45 beginner fly-tying kit from McGuckin Hardware and proceeded to teach myself how to tie flies. I still remember the first fish I caught on a fly and the fly. It was an averaged sized Boulder Creek brown trout on a weird white marabou streamer/nymph type fly. Since then I haven't bought a single fly.  I really enjoy tying flies of all types and learning and then hopefully perfecting new techniques as well as experimenting with different materials. I only tie flies for me to actually fish and not just to frame. I've tied flies for everywhere that I've fished including flesh flies for rainbows on the Kenai, Crazy Charlies for monster bones around Oahu, huge articulating streamers for mutant pike from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal or crawfish imitations for bruiser carp along the Front Range of Colorado.  

 I'm a Professional Fly Tyer and Freelance Fly Fishing journalist from Sweden! When i dont travel and fish with My wife or tie orders or at shows and enjoy working as an archaeologist at my day job! 

I love all things fly fishing, and a serious passion for fly tying. Like most anglers, I started off with conventional gear when I was a child. I didn’t start to flyfishing until I was an adult. Then I was instantly “hooked.” I love what fly fishing has brought to my life. New friends and new relationships, along with lots of beautiful places shared with great people. I have been tying flies for proximally 15 years, and professionally tying for the past 8 to 10 years. I tie flies for all species, but specialize in mainly trout and bass. But it seems as though I’m also getting a lot of saltwater request anymore. I Love designing new flies and using new materials. 

I was born in British Columbia and was raised in the Vancouver area as well as some short time in Alberta. I started fishing with my dad at a early age along the Fraser River. He showed me how to pour lead to make weights and craft spoons, spinners and flatfish. As an adult I made the transition to fly fishing and tying flies followed right after.

After many years of tying flies and always being a bit crafty a friend from a Movie Prop warehouse asked if I could make some realistic house flies.  I made a handful for a movie and it opened a door to provide more reel Insects.I love fly fishing lakes but prefer rivers.My absolute favorite thing is to get my kids out on the water and share this amazing sport.

 I am an avid fisherman and outdoorsman who hails from Northern Minnesota, spending much of my free time both fly fishing and conventional fishing. I have been fly fishing and tying for over 10 years. My focus has always been warmwater fishing, since there are no trout streams in my area. These days my focus is on largemouth bass and musky, with some success with the latter. I also build my own fly and spin fishing rods. You can follow me at @redbeard.flyfishing on Instagram. 

Michael Ozkaya has been tying flies for over 20 years, living on the east end of Long Island. When he’s not chasing stripers or albies he’s tying flies commercially/privately and streaming live fly tying lessons on www.twitch.tv/blockedwizard

34 years old based in Devon UK where I grew up predator fishing in fresh and salt water over the last 20+ years!

I’ve had Pike to over 30lb, Perch to almost 5lb,  Wrasse to over 7lb and Bass to almost double figure! My life revolves around predator fly fishing where I head the the English side of the Pike Fly Fishing Association (PFFA www.pffa.co.uk) where we strive to push and make Pike fly fishing a fun and constantly evolving part of the sport. My other Passion is tying! You can see my work on Facebook - DP Custom Predator Flies and my general fishing and antics on Instagram - Dannyredneck 

I believe in making fishing fun and love meeting new faces along the way!

Fly fishing has been a passion of mine for over 25 years.  It has allowed me to create lifelong relationships as well travel across our country fishing some amazing places.  I turned my passion into a business in 2018 tying custom flies for both fresh and saltwater. There’s really nothing more exciting than seeing a fish eat a fly you tied.  Every fish I catch is filled with the same excitement as the first one I caught, and that is what keeps me coming back as well as wanting to explore new waters.

-Mack Bryson Instagram @southeasternflyworks  www.southeasternflyworks.com

 Kevin was born and raised in Georgia and started fishing over 43 years ago.  He is a competitive angler, a Toccoa river guide for BigT Fly Fishing (www.bigtflyfishing.com), a European nymphing instructor and has been featured in Orvis News.  One thing about Kevin is that he is as passionate about tying as he is fishing.  He started fly tying over 10 years ago and really enjoys his time at the vise.  He is a contracted fly designer for Orvis and has been tying exclusively on a Norvise for over 8 years and swears he will never tie on anything else!  He ties at numerous Fly Fishing events throughout the year such as the Atlanta Flyfishing Show, Troutfest, etc and enjoys paying it forward and passing the art form on to others 

Born in Washington D.C. and grew up fishing rockfish and largemouth bass in small ponds and the Chesapeake’s tidal rivers.  In 2001 I entered active duty service in US Army, which is also when I started fly fishing.  Spent majority of those 12 years active duty service chasing salmon/steelhead/trout in Upstate NY and Alaska.  After exiting military service in 2013, I moved to the Boston area with my wife to start our family.  I have spent the last 5 years chasing striped bass during the night shift with a focus on targeting trophy sized fish from shore on a fly rod.  Current fly tying focus is night specific patterns which are often quite large 10-14 inches including herring, bunker, squid, and American eel patterns. 

Daniel Wells Instagram @canalflyguy 

I am a father to an amazing two year old little girl and husband to my beautiful wife. While my fly tying hobby only began a year and half ago, I have found that I love trying new patterns and new materials while continuing to perfect my own style of tying.  I try to tie as often as possible (or as often as my toddler will let me!) and each day I get better and better. I also love the community of fly tiers that I have met on social media since I started. In addition to tying in my spare time I enjoy fly fishing, offshore fishing, hunting, and spending time with my girls.  Catch me on Instagram @ KINO986. 

 I enjoy fly tying and fly fishing, but being a father of 2 means more time tying than fishing at the present time. I am from the east coast of Canada where I grew up fly fishing for anything that would take the fly (trout, salmon, striped bass).  Now living in the Nation's Capital where I target bass, pike and mainly musky.  As long as it's on the fly I'm happy.  

 Steve yewchuck grew up in the Catskill region fishing the Delaware River for trout, bass, and walleye. At a young age he became addicted to the Brook trout fishing that was available in many of the pristine creeks . One of the thing he enjoyed about fly fishing was the fact he could design his own flies to tempt his prey .He has always been involved in art and has been able to incorporate it in the flies he ties for many species of fish today . 

I’m from eastern PA, I grew up as a kid fishing with conventional gear, for smallmouth, walleye, and muskie. Then a friend got me into fly fishing by taking me to a trout stream but I wanted something more than trout. I found a home in muskie and I haven’t looked back. It’s my thing, I spend time thinking of how I could do better and plan my next trip and think of what I’ll do differently this time. Being on the water is relaxing, watching your fly swim back to the boat and learning what the fish like. But then it can turn into absolute chaos having an apex predator behind your fly, then eating it and getting it to the net. It’s a rush I haven’t felt in any of the extreme sports I use to do. But I enjoy tying,  it’s honestly my favorite part of the whole experience. It’s like building a puzzle. When I do sit down to tie it’s always big streamers. Always. 

 My name is George Norris, I am a 16 year old high school student from Falmouth, Maine a small town just north of Portland. I have been fly fishing and tying for the past 6 years. I've been lucky enough to grow up within a football field distance from Casco Bay, which is filled with stripers. I have been fishing for Stripers as long as I can remember, along with bass and trout.  

  I started fishing as little boy but the real passion came along when I started fly fishing in my local trout river. As student budget was low and the equipment expensive, therefore I soon started to tie my own flies. After a while I focused more on more in streamer fishing for pike zander and perch and on building these streamers. Nowadays I tie streamers nearly every day and try to get them wet as often as possible. There is no better feeling then catching a nice fish on your own handmade streamers. Instagram: @flyfishing_jay  

 My name is David Buduén and I live in NYC. I’ve been flyfishing and flytying for over 35 years. I love flytying because you can take new and old materials put them together to create a pattern. I’m a father of 2 kids which I love teaching them how to fly tie. In my free time if I’m not flyfishing I’m flytying. I have the best of both worlds in fishing freshwater or saltwater. Catch me on Instagram: @  UptownDave69 

 My name is Matthew and I am from Northern Ireland. I am an all round angler and fly tyer, I target alot of species and I love fly fishing. Its brings alot of different challenges. We are lucky to have some great places to fish for pike and trout in Ireland. 
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My name is David Egan and I’m lucky to live on the West Coast of Ireland. I fly fish for lake Brown trout on our World famous wild limestone loughs, and also in every river & stream that holds fish, also Saltwater predators such as the amazing European Sea Bass. I have been fortunate enough to represent my country on the International competition fly fishing scene and even more fortunate to have obtained top individual & team gold medals on Lough style trout fly fishing, beating the two times world champion en route.  As far as national titles, I’ve won them all. While this may show I’ve been lucky from time to time, the real joy of flyfishing for me is escaping the realism of everyday life and getting lost on a water, regardless of the quarry. Tying streamer patterns, dry fly, nymphs etc., in preparation for a day on the water, is the start of a journey into the unknown which fly fishing brings us all.