Meet the Staff

 

Scott Kessler

Certified Casting Instructor

Scott A. Kessler began fishing in the early 1970s throughout Wisconsin. He is an avid outdoorsman. Fishing and hunting is what he loves to do. He began actively pursuing fly-fishing in 1995, switching over to all fly-fishing in 1996. He fly fishes throughout the United States each year.

Scott is a Federation of Flyfishers Certified Casting Instructor, Wisconsin DNR Certified Flyfishing Mentor, and a Wisconsin DNR Angler Education Instructor.

Scott has also been a Boy Scout leader since 1996. In 2003 he was trained as a Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor and teaches scouts the Fly-fishing Merit badge. The Fly-fishing Merit Badge encompasses the basics of fly-fishing: Casting, Equipment, Fly tying, the environment, and safety.

Scott is a life member of TU and the FFI. He is a guide that enjoys teaching and sharing his love of the outdoors. His favorites are fly-fishing for Smallmouth, Pike and Musky from his driftboat or wading the spring creeks of Southwest Wisconsin.

Dave is a member of TU and the FFF. He is also a member

of the FFI casting board of govenors and the guide association board of govenors. 


Dave has been guiding for the past 20 years, and in the 1999 through 2003 he guided for Iliaska Lodge in Alaska.  In the year 2004 Dave guided in Alaska for Alaska West.  From 2005 - 2007, Dave guided for Alaska’s Rainbow River Lodge (July-September).  During the 2008 season, Dave began guiding FULL time in Wisconsin from Early Spring through the Fall season.

Dave Barron

FFF Master Certified Casting Instructor

Orvis Endorsed Guide

David Barron began fly-fishing in 1960 on the spring creeks of the Missouri and began tying flies a few years later. He began teaching fly-fishing in 1985 and has conducted classes, schools and seminars through out the US. In 1993 he became one of the first Federations of Fly Fishers certified casting instructors and became a Master certified casting instructor in 1998. Dave has been teaching fly casting clinics for many years and has helped to introduce many people to the joy of fishing with the fly rod, through his workshops and seminars. In 1991 he was awarded the Southern Council FFF Teacher of the Year. In 1999 he received the FFF President's Award.  In 2016 received the IFFF Mel Krieger award for significant contribution to the IFFF casting instructor program. In 2000 he was awarded the Southern Council FFF Man of the Year. Dave is the past VP of Education for the Federation of Fly Fishers (1996-1999) and has held many other positions with local and national organizations.  IN 2010, Dave was elected to the FFI Casting Board of Governors.