"Being born and raised in West Michigan gave me too many good opportunities to fish for steelhead. A failed marriage and an inability to finish college were only tests to see if I really was a genuine fishing bum. I passed the test with flying colors. I have been a guide for the last twenty years now and a full time guide for the last fifteen years. As far as understanding steelhead, things are falling into place, mainly as a result of subconscious tendencies rather than plan."

"My office is the river and while the climate control is often out of whack, I think I can learn to deal with it - I just have to do my homework."