TroutOnTheFly.com
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Trout on the Fly
Contact
- Trout on the Fly
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- South Royalton VT
- United States 05068
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- (800) 441-6787
Description
Trout on the Fly is Vermont's premiere guide service. Brad was in essence born with a fishing rod in hand. Raised in Ohio, fishing with his father and brother became a routine part of life. Although big bass were the fish sought in those days, Brad was introduced to his first fly rod at the age of 19 and he never looked back. By age 27, Brad was already known for his innate fishing skill and began guiding those who wanted to learn his secrets. He met his wife Tamara while she was in college. The daughter of an Air Force Colonel, Tamara grew up all over the United States, graduating from high school in Hawaii. She went to college in Ohio and chose Vermont Law School for her graduate studies. They moved to Vermont in 1988 and it was here that Brad found his niche in the small quiet streams and relatively unknown bigger waters of the state. Although fishing now took a backseat to his career in banking, he was on the water every chance he got. "I was a fishing widow", Tamara says with a smile, "but we found a way to make the experience something we both could share." Although not much of a fly fisher, Tamara loves to accompany Brad on his outings, snapping photos and sitting by the stream with a good book.
Shortly after Tamara's graduation from Law School, she accepted a position as a JAG officer in the Air Force. They left Vermont in 1992 bound for Spokane, Washington. Later they moved to Arizona, and then Tennessee. Brad spent a considerable amount of time on many of the famous waters of the West, Southwest, and Southeast. An extremely interesting couple, they traveled the world indulging in their various hobbies; scuba diving in the Caribbean and Fiji, backpacking in British Columbia, and mountain biking in Hawaii.
In 1997, they knew it was time for a change. So, much to the horror of their family and friends, Tamara and Brad packed their belongings and moved back to Vermont to pursue their dreams. "We thrive on the natural beauty and laid back atmosphere of Vermont", says Brad, "and have found our new lives here to be very rewarding."
