What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?
My passion is sight fishing bull redfish on fly rods or light spinning tackle. My biggest to date is forty pounds.
If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?
I grew up in Maryland so I would steam blue crabs.
What’s your favorite band?
I am also a professional musician. I am the guitar player of Galactic a New Orleans funk band and part owner of the music venue Tipitinas
What’s your favorite movie?
My favorite movie is The Goonies
What’s your favorite sports team?
I am an avid tennis player and have always loved to watch Rafa Nadal.
What’s your drink of choice?
I like an Arnold Palmer on a hot day.
What was your last halloween costume?
Sorcerer
What do you want for Christmas this year?
I would like a Garmin trolling motor.
How did you get started guiding?
Five years ago I ended up selling my bay boat and flats skiff and upgraded to a 17 Maverick flats skiff. After thirty years of chasing redfish all over the southeast Louisiana coastal marshes I knew I was uniquely qualified for a career as a redfish guide.
What makes you different from other guides?
I have fished with guides all over the United States, the Caribbean and Central America. I have learned that the most important thing on a chartered fishing trip is that its the customers day and what they want to do comes first. I get tons of what I call "fly or die" clients who no matter what the conditions only want to fly fish. I try and come prepared for whatever the client might want to do on any given day. I never loose my temper or make an angler feel bad if things don't go our way. I believe the only way to learn how to fight big fish on light tackle is to do it. On every trip my goal is to give my customer a shot at the redfish of a lifetime.
