Dan grew up on the shores of Lake Erie and owned a boat before he had a car. He was a first-mate on charter boats at an early age and had his own guiding business while in college. Dan was fly fishing before Brad Pitt made it cool. All the way up to today…In 2020 he guided a client to 12 new IGFA world records at his lodge on the Holitna River in Alaska and was awarded IGFA Guide of the Year in 2019 and 2020.

He has taught the skills of fly fishing, guided fly fishers throughout Colorado, Wyoming, and Alaska, and hosted fly fishers from all over the world at his lodge in Alaska.

When not on the river, you’ll find Dan making big fat steaks for the guests at his lodge and last, but not least, enjoying a great whisky and a good cigar.