TROUTFEST 2013

Sheila Anderson Sheila a 12-year member and past president of Texas Women Fly Fishers, as well as a volunteer staff member of Casting for Recovery Texas.  She became quickly enamored of the art of fly tying at Texas Parks and Wildlife EXPO around 2006.  Learning from the best tiers in the area - Martin Pursch, Clint Jackson, Jack Lehman and Kevin Hutcheson, she enjoys passing these skills on while teaching fly tying at CFR retreats and reunions and to TWFF members at their outings.  As a Sportsman’s Finest employee, Sheila has been involved in the weekly fly tying classes at the fly shop in Austin for the past two years.  In addition to tying fishing flies, she learned to tie beautiful Classic Wet Flies from Kyle Hand of Fort Worth and she also enjoy tying butterflies, pheasant or guinea feather spread wings and woven bodies; they have become her crafty works of art.

Mick McCorcle Mick is a retired psychologist (so he may not help you catch fish, but he can help you deal with your feelings if you don’t catch any) who lives near Dallas . Mick has fly fished from the canals of south Florida to the Pacific Northwest to Alaska and the Arctic and from the Texas Gulf Coast to Lake Texoma to the upper Midwest and the Rocky Mountains .  Consequently, Mick loves to tie all kinds of flies, for trout, salmon, warmwater and saltwater. He’s been tying flies nearly 20 years and regularly donates boxes of flies for raffles and charity auctions.  Mick is also active in coldwater conservation, having served as the president of the Lee Wulff Chapter of TU and of GTRU and is now on TU’s national Board of Trustees.  Mick is also a Trustee for Casting for Recovery and chairs the Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Board.

Dillion Renton Growing up in the Northwest, I have fished some of the finest steelhead and trout waters in the world, including the Deschutes and North Umpqua rivers. My family’s business has afforded me the opportunity to spend many days on these pristine rivers and to learn more about the exceptional fish that we pursue. My father, David, and I specialize in spey and single-handed casting for steelhead as well as short-lined tactics for trout. Teaching these methods to our clients is something we take pride and pleasure in.

Bill Sargeant As a member of the Dallas Flyfishers, I became interested in fly tying and joined a group of fly tiers, known as the Roadkill Round table. The opportunity to meet and learn from this group was invaluable. One of the members was Mike Verduin., who introduced me to working with deer hair.  Later I attended the Southern Council Conclave in 2000; introduced myself to Billy Munn;  watched him tie frogs and sculpins for two days; and have been immersed in “hair” ever since. For several years I have demonstrated my skills and taught fly tying classes at the Southern, Southeastern, Gulf Coast, and the FFF International conclaves. When I was Fly Tying Coordinator for the Dallas Flyfishers, I organized and taught the beginner and immediate fly tying classes.  I also helped create the teaching format that we use for the Boy Scout Fly Fishing Merit Badge.  For several years I was active in the USA Youth Fly Fishing Team

Casey Smart Casey was born and raised in Austin, TX.  He started tying flies at the age of 12 and got his first fly rod a year later.  Casey spent his youth chasing fish on the Hill Country streams and Highland Lakes around Austin, and eventually graduated to saltwater fly fishing on the Texas Coast.  Casey holds a B.S. in Aquatic Biology from Southwest Texas State University and has had careers as a hunting/fishing guide and an environmental compliance specialist for the steel/construction industry.  Casey was the Fly Fishing Editor for Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine from 2003 to 2012.  He lives in New Braunfels, TX with his wife Pam and two sons Rhodes and Foster.  When he is not working or spending time with his family, Casey splits his time between the deep clear waters of Canyon Lake and the shallow flats of Aransas Pass.