{"id":6718,"date":"2020-10-01T23:27:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T03:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tailflyfishing.com\/?page_id=6718"},"modified":"2024-12-03T03:01:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T07:01:04","slug":"our-editors-and-contributors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tailflyfishing.com\/our-editors-and-contributors\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Editors and Contributors"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

The editors and contributors that make Tail Fly Fishing Magazine<\/em>
\nthe voice of saltwater fly fishing<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterJoseph Ballarini<\/h2>\n

Publisher<\/strong>
\nJoseph Ballarini is a board certified emergency physician with an enduring passion for all things outside. This passion prompted him to start a publishing company focused on fishing and hunting. The first title launched was Tail Fly Fishing Magazine<\/em>\u00a0in 2012 followed by\u00a0Strung Magazine<\/em> in 2018. \u00a0When he is not working in the emergency department, or tying flies, you can find him running his skiff in Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys chasing down permit, tarpon and bonefish.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"TT. Edward Nickens<\/h2>\n

Editor-in-Chief
\n<\/strong>The new editor is someone you may know, especially if you read magazines such as <\/span>Garden & Gun<\/span><\/i>,<\/span> Ducks Unlimited<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Field & Stream<\/span><\/i>, or peruse the <\/span>Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Journal<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0 T. Edward Nickens has been tagged as the new editor, of <\/span>Tail Fly Fishing Magazine<\/span><\/i> and he will carry the baton starting with the January 2025 issue. He’s won scores of writing awards, and has some 35 years of experience in the field. He\u2019s based out of Raleigh and Morehead City, North Carolina, where he\u2019s most proud of the pool noodle and zip-tie fly rod holder he crafted for his 24-boat. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"\"Craig Rogers<\/h2>\n

Creative Director
\n<\/strong>Founder of\u00a0Steelfin<\/em>, an apparel and decal company featuring angling focused products. Craig has worked as a freelance designer for decades and has spent his entire life fishing with his father Neal Rogers, author of Saltwater Fly Fishing Magic.\u00a0 Craig spends his spare time chasing stripers in the north and tarpon and permit in the Florida Keys.
\n<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"flyGeorge V. Roberts Jr.<\/h2>\n

Acquisitions<\/b>\u00a0Editor
\n<\/strong>George Roberts was the managing editor of TFFM from 2018-2021 and moved to the Acquisitions Editor role in February 2021 in order to dedicate more time to developing content. He produced the first instructional video casting program aimed at the saltwater fly angler: Saltwater Fly Casting: 10 Steps to Distance and Power, which is available through a number of retailers as well as the TFFM shop. He is also the author of Master the Cast and a Fly-Fisher’s Guide to Saltwater Naturals and Their Imitation.\u00a0 George has been part of the fly fishing community for over 30 years.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"ChicoChico Fernandez<\/h2>\n

Consulting Editor
\n<\/strong>Chico Fernandez has been fishing since he was six years old and has actively fly fished for over 60 years. He first started fly fishing in Cuba in 1956, and to the best of our knowledge and research, he was the first Cuban fly fisherman. In the early 1960s Chico helped make the first clear fly line \u2013 out of 200 pound mono. <\/span>His books, fly patterns and other memorabilia are in the permanent collection of the American Museum of Fly Fishing<\/a>, Manchester, Vermont. <\/span>He has written three books: The FisHair Saltwater Tying Guide<\/i>, Fly Fishing for Bonefish<\/i> and Fly Fishing for Redfish<\/i>. <\/span>We\u2019re very happy to welcome him to the team.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterAndrew Ebert<\/h2>\n

Gear Editor<\/strong>
\nWe welcome Dr Andrew Ebert as TFFM\u2019s Gear Editor. Andy is an Orthopedic Surgeon in Austin, Texas who has a passion for fly fishing and fly fishing gear.\u00a0 He observation skills paired with uncompromising scrutiny allows for detailed analysis of almost anything associated with fly fishing and travel.\u00a0 The guides don’t even check his stuff in the morning…they already know that he’s properly rigged and ready. Andy spends his time outside of the OR fishing and reviewing gear for TFFM.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterStu Apte<\/h2>\n

Consulting Editor
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Legendary fly fisherman Stu Apte is more well known for his saltwater exploits, including numerous world records and enshrinement in multiple halls of fame. Stu joined the Tail Fly Fishing team in 2022 as a consulting editor.\u00a0 Welcome Stu!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterAndy Mill<\/h2>\n

Consulting Editor
\n<\/strong>Andy Mill\u2019s career has had deep traction as an athlete, broadcaster, angler, and author. Andy enjoyed a 20 year broadcasting career, covering two Olympics and hundreds of network specials, including 81 fishing shows from around the world. Andy holds his fishing accomplishments close to his heart. Andy\u2019s success is hard to deny, winning more invitational fly tarpon tournaments than anyone, including 5 Gold Cups, and he is only one of two people to have won a tarpon, bonefish, and permit tournament on fly. In conjunction with his award winning book, A Passion for Tarpon<\/a>, and a trustee of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA)<\/a>, he has found himself as one of our sports\u2019 leading authorities.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterNick Davis<\/h2>\n

Fly Tying Guru<\/strong>
\nNick is a fly fishing addict and innovative fly tyer. He is the owner of 239 Flies<\/a> in Bonita Springs, Florida which has originated many productive fly patterns and has added a modern twist to some classic patterns for tarpon, redfish and snook.\u00a0 Despite choosing what could possibly the least lucrative business in the world, Nick’s talent has elevated his shop to great success. His creativity, humor, photography and overall aesthetic sensibility is why he is a welcomed addition to the editorial team. Expect great things.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterPete Barrett<\/h2>\n

Senior Contributor\/Historian
\n<\/strong>Pete Barrett has been fly fishing in salt water since the 1960s. He was a charter boat skipper for 30 years, and he was on <\/span>The Fisherman<\/span><\/i> magazine\u2019s editorial staff from 1973 until his retirement. Pete has published over 1100 magazine articles and is the author of five popular books on angling. Pete is a Florida representative for the International Game Fish Association<\/a>, and he\u2019s currently an active member of the Atlantic Salt Water Flyrodders<\/a> and the West Palm Beach Fishing Club. Pete lives in Juniper, Florida.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterEd Mitchell<\/h2>\n

Senior Contributor\/Historian<\/strong>
\nEd Mitchell is a writer, photographer, and lecturer with extensive fly fishing experience in fresh and salt water. He has written for all of the major fly fishing
\nmagazines and is the author of four books on the subject. Ed moved his residence to Connecticut from Punta Gorda, Florida in 2019 and spend his summers fishing for stripers and albies on the cape. His website is edmitchelloutdoors.com<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterJon Olch<\/h2>\n

Senior Contributor<\/strong>
\nInnovative saltwater fly designer Jonathan Olch has been an avid fly fisher for 50 years, nearly 40 of which he has traveled the tropical world chasing permit. His book A Passion for Permit was published in November of 2016. He is one of the world’s foremost authorities on permit fishing and has a few stories to tell as well. For more information about Jon visit\u00a0 apassionforpermit.com<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterJennifer Matsu<\/h2>\n

Contributor<\/b><\/p>\n

Jennifer is a pediatric occupational therapist and co-owns Children\u2019s TheraFun, L.L.C., a multidisciplinary pediatric clinic. She is an avid saltwater angler who lives on the water on the upper Texas coast. When she is not targeting redfish in the marsh, she travels extensively and enjoys the local cuisine on her adventures. Jennifer is actively involved in local conservation efforts, co-hosts Salty \u2013 a saltwater fly fishing podcast, holds the annual Feather Flickers fly fishing tournament, and brings a fresh perspective to TFFM.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"flyJoe Doggett<\/h2>\n

Contributing Editor<\/strong>
\nJoe Doggett was an outdoor columnist for the Houston Chronicle for 35 years. He also was on the masthead of Field & Stream as a contributing editor for the better part of a decade. He is retired from professional writing but writes occasional features for various outdoor magazines, most prominently Tail Fly Fishing Magazine. He enjoys traveling to fish, hunt, and surf.\u00a0 The man just won’t age.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterNicky Mill<\/h2>\n

Contributing Editor<\/strong>
\nNicky is the producer and co-host of the Mill House Podcast<\/a>. He is a 26 year old who grew up in the shallow waters off South Florida and in the high country of Colorado\u2019s Rockies. Nicky continues to follow in his father\u2019s very large foot steps with the calling of the outdoors. He is a part-time fly fishing guide in the summers of Colorado and starting to guide archery big game hunts in the fall. Nicky has chased fish in Venezuela, Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Bahamas, New Zealand, Australia, and Alaska.\u00a0 Like father, like son, Nicky has emerged as a serious large tarpon fly angler and media originator.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterJesse Males<\/h2>\n

Senior Contributor\/ Fly Tying Guru
\n<\/strong>Growing up in Florida, my passion towards fly fishing was something that developed naturally over time. I have fished my entire life throughout the Eastern United States for tarpon, snook, redfish, sea trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, and high mountain trout. Over the years I have made several destination trips out west to chase cutties in some of the toughest country I have ever been in. Recently my quest to follow fly fishing as a lifestyle has lead me to Central America to chase a number of exotic fish species. At the end of the day, all is well with my soul.
\nJesse is a partner of the fly tying and fly fishing media company backwaterflies.com<\/a> .[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterNathaniel Clark-Linville<\/h2>\n

Senior Contributor
\n<\/strong>Nathaniel has documented almost every day of his fishing since 2012. These fishing reports are available to read at the Angling Company<\/a>\u2019s website along with knot-tying tutorials, leader recipes, and other resources for fly anglers. As a member of the Lower Keys Guides Association, Nathaniel has worked to promote \u201cconservation through stewardship\u201d in the organization\u2019s efforts to protect Similar Sound from dredging plans that would destroy benthic habitat in a historic Keys tarpon spot. He also serves on the board of Bullsugar<\/a>, an organization that fights for better water management in Florida through Everglades restoration and clean water initiatives.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterElizabeth Wallace Ph.D.<\/h2>\n

Senior Contributor
\n<\/strong>Dr. Liz Wallace is a Geneticist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)<\/a>, based at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her research applies genomic approaches to the conservation and management of recreational and commercial fisheries. Dr. Wallace\u2019s current projects deal with identifying population structure, cryptic species, hybridization, parentage, and recruitment dynamics that span freshwater and marine fisheries. With expertise in bonefish genetics and fisheries movement and reproductive ecology, she is a team member of the FECP spawning and migration research in The Bahamas.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterTom Keer<\/h2>\n

Senior Contributor<\/strong>
\nTom Keer has been writing since 1987 and has enough rejection letters to wallpaper a room.\u00a0Along the way he\u2019s published 3,500 pieces across 75 titles and a Wilderness Adventures Press book,\u00a0The Flyfisher\u2019s Guide to the New England Coast<\/i>.\u00a0 His work has won a variety of awards from several writer\u2019s organizations, and he hangs them on the wall next to his rejection letters.\u00a0In 2006 he founded\u00a0The Keer Group<\/i>, an award-winning, full-service brand management, marketing and public relations agency.\u00a0 When he\u2019s not working you\u2019ll find him running his four English setters, hunting, fishing, or digging shellfish.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterMark Hatter<\/h2>\n

Senior Contributor
\n<\/strong>Mark Hatter is a retired guide in Homosassa, Florida has been shooting images and writing for fly fishing publications for more than two decades.\u00a0 He says, \u201cBefore the advent of digital cameras, nailing action shots like jumping tarpon or billfish on film made my work. With film, you had to be a technical expert with your equipment. Film limited you in the number of shots you could take and it would be days or even weeks before you found out whether or not you got \u2018the shot.\u2019 Nowadays, the digital gear is so good, <\/span>anyone <\/span><\/i>can capture amazing action shots. <\/span>So, to stay relevant, I focus on a unique niche mixing underwater and surface image capture.\u00a0 That said, I\u2019m still always on the hunt for that \u2018wow\u2019 factor.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterBob Branham<\/h2>\n

Senior Contributor<\/strong>
\nCaptain Bob Branham has been guiding for permit, bonefish, and tarpon for over 30 years and is considered one of South Florida\u2019s finest guides. As a captain he has guided maybe well known anglers in prestigious tournaments throughout the Florida Keys.\u00a0 Bob is an avid fly fisherman, bird watcher and photographer and we are thrilled to share his decades of experience in the pages of Tail Fly Fishing Magazine. You can visit his website at southfloridaflatsfishing.com<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\"saltwaterBarry Ord Clarke<\/h2>\n

Senior Contributor
\n<\/strong>Barry Ord Clark is an angler, fly tier, and photographer of international renown. He is the author of several books on fly fishing, the most recent of which is The Feather Bender\u2019s Flytying Techniques (Skyhorse Publishing, 2019). Barry grew up in England but now lives in Norway. Be sure to visit his fly tying website (thefeatherbender.com<\/a>).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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