Ben Furimsky:  Ben began fly fishing at the age of 5 and was tying flies at age 7.  He has been guiding fly fishing from New Jersey's coast to the mountains of Colorado, where he now guides on the Gunnison River.  Ben's fly patterns have been featured in numerous magazines, books, and web sites.  A number of his patterns have been contracted out by several commercial fly tying companies.  His designs include his famous BDE and Foam Drake patterns.  His latest series of flies are the Artrickulated streamers incorporating his unique method of articulating flies.  

He works full time as a sales rep in the fly fishing industry for the Rocky Mt. region.  He is also the owner of www.theanglingbookstore.com, the world's best collection of fishing books and more.  Ben is currently the Co-Director of the Fly Fishing Show and is the organizer of the fly tiers area.  He can be found chasing fish any where he can and enjoys catching all types of fish on a fly rod.

Sarah Gardner:  I have fished since I could walk, and started fly fishing about 15 years ago.  My early introduction to fly fishing and falconry (the art of hunting with hawks) was through the writings of Dame Juliana Barners.   In seventh grade, while other young girls were playing with dolls, I made hunting equipment for imaginary hawks and dreamed of fly-fishing.  Eventually I became a licensed falconer.   Mastering birds of prey made my transition to other demanding endeavors such as bow hunting, fly fishing and guiding seem easy by comparison.  
After getting a degree in Illustration from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia I packed my bags and moved to Reno, NV.  After several years of working in Graphic Design while still having time to fly hawks I suffered a lapse in sanity and moved to Maryland.  I quickly realized that I was not made for the urban professional lifestyle and took a part time job at a tackle shop called Anglers Sport Center, to be near like-minded people.  Until Bass Pro Shops moved into town Anglers Sport Center was the biggest outfitter in Maryland and I immediately fell in love with working there. Within a month I quit advertising and joined Anglers full-time.  For the next ten years I lived to hunt and fish and paid every penny I earned at Anglers back to Anglers to support my habit.  During this time I also worked as an environmental educator for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.  Despite doing what I loved, my career appeared to be at a dead-end and I considered going back to Graphics, until a surprise phone call from Lefty Kreh changed my life.
Lefty suggested that I channel my eclectic talents and become an outdoor writer.   It was a scary but extremely rewarding job move for a bad speller.
I quickly went from writing feature articles that included my own photography to writing weekly and monthly columns about fly fishing.  My articles have appeared in numerous local magazines as well as national publications such as Fly-Fishing in Saltwaters Magazine and Fly Fish America and Saltwater Sportsman.  For three years a wrote a monthly beginners column for the Mid Atlantic Fly-Fishing Journal, a popular regional magazine.  My favorite column was Salty Fly Corner, which appeared weekly in the Fisherman Magazine.  For almost eight years Salty Fly Corner allowed me to write about fast growing saltwater fly fishing opportunities in the Mid Atlantic region, local events, conservation issues, books and fly tackle.  Through writing Salty Fly Corner I was able to fish with, photograph and learn from experts  I met Brian-my future husband through this column!  Aside from meeting Brian, writing SFC helped me to decide to get my Captains License and start guiding.
    I am now in my tenth year as a Charter Captain and I am doing a lot more guiding then writing.  In late 1996 I moved from Maryland to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, because of great fishing and an even better man!  Brian has been a fantastic mentor and business partner.  We both run boats out of the world famous Oregon Inlet Fishing Center.  I am on my third charter boat, a 23- foot custom Jones Brother center consol.  Bigger is always better in the boat world and I am required to be able fish four people in the ocean and sounds of North Carolina.  It is a challenge and honor to be able to work with Jones Brothers Boats to create cutting edge fly and light tackle boats that are comfortable in 2-200 feet of water.
Versatility is key to fishing coastal North Carolina’s successfully.  On any given day the “Fly girl” we can be found 20 miles off shore or in the back country.  Weather and client experience dictates that we spend about ¾ of my spring and summer in the Pamlico Sound.  This is not disappointing, because for a large portion of the year, the Pamlico is loaded with stripers, blues, red drum, speckled trout and a variety of other fly munching fish.  Many of these species can be caught on seven-weight tackle and intermediate lines, which are great tools for novice saltwater fly anglers.  From October through November my charters are focused on chasing false albacore in the ocean off Cape Lookout.  From Thanksgiving to early February we chase trophy stripers and blues off Oregon Inlet.  It is a true joy to be able to make a full time living out of a boat and look over the water to see my Husband doing the same!



Brian Horsley:  Capt. Brian Horsley- Born in Elizabeth City NC on December 23, 1954 I grew up fishing every ditch, creek, swamp and river around Elizabeth City, which is coastal northeastern North Carolina.  In my early teens I began my fly fishing career with freshwater species.  I moved to the Outer Banks (Kitty Hawk) in the winter of 1974 for the surf, fishing and the laid back life style. I entered the construction trade to support my surfing and fishing habit.  In the mid 80's I became a self-employed sub contractor, specializing in interior finish carpentry.  This allowed me more flexibility to fish.  I became totally disillusioned with the construction trade and formed Flat Out Guide service in 1991

Before the fly fishing addiction became overwhelming I spent many years fishing the Outer Banks in every conceivable way. I grew up a pier jockey on Kitty Hawk Pier and still consider it a second home.  The highlight of pier fishing was live baiting for king mackerel, cobia and amberjack little did I know I would be chasing these species with a fly rod.  During these years I spent many days (never enough) in the Gulf Stream learning to catch tuna, dolphin, Wahoo, white and blue marlin.  When fall rolls around I spent days in the surf for speckled trout and nights on the pier or in the surf for big red drum.  The one draw back to guiding is the lack of time for fishing in the surf.  I am at home on the pier, in the surf, on the bridge of a boat, in the cockpit of a boat, or behind the wheel of my Jones Brother boat with fly, spin or plug.  My diverse fishing background has made me a better fly fisherman.

In the mid 70's I had my first bout with big bluefish in the surf on fly.  You could put the entire local fly fisherman in one car (3).  Since then it has been wonderful to watch and enjoy the growth of fly-fishing on the Outer Banks.  This interest made way for my charter business.  My first year I had about 75 trips and this year over 260. I enjoy watching my anglers having success-catching fish on flies.  With the wide variety of species to throw flies at it is never boring.
Fly-fishing is becoming a year round sport.  Spring brings stripers to the Pamlico Sound and Oregon Inlet (they may bite throughout a mild winter).  In summer we catch speckled trout, some red fish, and cobia to 60 pounds, amberjack, Spanish mackerel and small bluefish.  August brings speckle trout to the sound.  The wrecks are overrun with albies, Spanish mackerel and king mackerel.  In October I move to Cape Look Out and Harkers Island, home of my true love --Alberts!  After forty intense days I return home to finish my season with big bluefish and trophy stripers.  Our winter season can run through February depending on the weather and severity of the winter season.
My wife and business partner Capt. Sarah Gardner were married in November of 1999.  Together we spend down time traveling giving slide shows and Fly Fishing clinics in the eastern United States.
Every spring we host a blue water fly fishing school at Golfito Sailfish Rancho in Costa Rica and in April an introduction to saltwater fly fishing school on the Outer Banks.  The school on the Outer Banks is in its 10 year and the Golfito School is in its 8 th year. In the summer of 2007 we are adding a hosted/school trip to Turneffe Flats Lodge in Belize. March 2009 will take our first group to Casa Vieja in Guatemala.

Joseph Humphrey:  Joseph Humphreys is a nationally known fly fisherman, conservationist, author, and educator.

He has been a fishing instructor to both common folks and VIPs for over forty years.  His pupils have included former President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Richard Cheney, basketball-coaching legend Bobby Knight, and many others.

Tournaments & Awards:
-Member of the US Fly Fishing Team, World Championships:  1989-Finland, 13th place finish, leader of US team. 1990- Wales, 1992-Italy
-Jackson Hole One Fly, 6th place, 1989
-Michigan One Fly, 1991, 1st place, 1991
-Canadian One Fly, 2nd place, 1993
-World Wide Open, Ireland, 8th place, 1999
-Thompson Award for saving Spring Creek, 1980.  Efforts ensured that this great Pennsylvania fishing stream will remain viable and a significant contributor to Pennsylvania’s fishing legacy.
-George Harvey International Fly Tying Symposium Award for Teaching Fly Tying, 1999.
-Charles R. Fox Rising Trout Award, 2002.
-Flyfishing Federation International Conclave, Legend of Flyfishing Award, 2003.
-Telly Award for Best Video, “The Night Game,” Distance Learning Network, 2003.
-Honorary Chairman, Pennsylvania On The Fly (County Youth Service Bureau Fundraiser)

Jake Jordan:  Captain Jake Jordan has spent over half of a century traveling the world in search of large game fish on light tackle and fly. He is an excellent educator and communicator, Jordan loves to excite anglers with his stories regarding his many spectacular fishing adventures.
Captain Jordan is a world-famous Florida Keys Tarpon Guide and world-renowned big game fisherman. He is the founder and host of "The Bonefish School," a saltwater fly fishing school held several times a year at the Peace & Plenty Bonefish Lodge in the Bahamas. Jake is a consultant to many first rate Flyfishing lodges and several fly tackle companies; he also designs customized Flyfishing vacation packages and fly fishing schools for anglers throughout the world and is a well known speaker, author, and consultant to the boating, fishing, and fly fishing industries. Jake has authored and or been featured in dozens of articles in most major sport fishing magazines and is considered an expert in all areas of big game sport fishing, and fly fishing.
He is also a FFF certified fly casting instructor, an original member of the FFF advisory committee, and a charter member of the IGFA Certified Captains Organization. Jake Jordan's Fishing Adventures, Jordan's company, for more than three decades has operated several charter boats out of Marathon in the Florida Keys. Captain Jake Jordan (now 66 years of age) still poles his flats boat with fly anglers aboard in search of Tarpon and Permit during April, May, and June, in the Florida Keys.
Jake was an original member of the Mako advisory professional team.

Lefty Kreh:  Lefty has been an active outdoor writer for more than 50 years. He has written for most major outdoor magazines in this country as well as many abroad. He is the retired outdoors editor of the Baltimore Sunpapers and holds a staff position on several magazines.
    He has been given the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement” by The American Sportfishing Association. The North American Fly Tackle Trade Association also honored him with the “Lifetime Contribution Award.” He was inducted into the (International Game Fishing Association) “IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame”, the “Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame”, “The Fly Fishing Hall of Fame,” and the “Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum Fishing Hall of Fame.” And was named “Angler of the Year.” By Fly Rod and Reel Magazine.  Lefty served as a Senior Advisor for a number of terms for Trout Unlimited and Federation of Fly Fishers and has received numerous awards from these organizations.
    Lefty has fished in almost every state, all the Providences of Canada and in many countries in Europe, Central and South America and Iceland. He has fished a number of places in the South Pacific, including Christmas Island, Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea.
     He is a consultant to Temple Fork Outfitters, Bass Pro and Scientific Anglers. He is the author of 30 books and taught outdoor photography for the National Wildlife Society and was L.L. Bean’s fly-fishing and photo consultant for several years. Lefty is most proud that he has been married for more than 61 years to his best friend, Evelyn, whom made it possible for him to pursue his career.

Capt. Paul Rose

Captain Prescott Smith:  Captain Prescott Smith is a professional fly fisherman and lodge owner who has devoted his life to fostering the conservation of the Bahamian Natural Environment.   Prescott comes from a family of professional fishermen, his father Charlie Smith, pioneered Bonefishing in The Bahamas and invented the Crazy Charly Bonefish Fly.  Prescott has seen the fly fishing industry evolve in the Bahamas, spending most of his time in the Marine Environment.  Fly-fishing for Prescott started with working at his father’s lodge at a very young age, then continuing to guide for several other Bahamian fishing lodges.  In 1998, after employment with the Bahamas Defense Force as a Mechanical Engineer, Prescott built his own lodge, The Stafford Creek Lodge, on Andros Island, Bahamas where he resides as owner and head guide.
Prescott is a Marine Mechanical Engineer, a Master A Captain, Certified Scuba Instructor, Certified FFF Casting Instructor, and a Master Instructor of Fly Fishing at Daytona University.  Since 1994, he has been a Master Instructor for the National Guides Certification Program in The Bahamas.  He teaches courses in Fly Casting, the Flats Environment, and Bonefish Biology.  He is Co-Founder and President of the Bahamas Sport Fishing & Conservation Association (BCSA), a grass-roots organization promoting the conservation of marine habitat, marine life, sustainable fisheries and the empowerment of Bahamians in conservation.  In 2004 he acted as a Consultant for the Ministry of Tourism in the British Virgin Islands, where he taught courses in the Flats Environment and Fly Casting.  In 2011, the Bahamian Government recognized The Bahamas Fly Fishing Association (BFFA) as a national association, to develop Fly-Fishing as a sustainable industry in the Bahamas. Prescott Smith is the founding board member of BFFA.
Prescott’s passions are the conservation of the Bahamian natural fishing resource and promoting Bahamian empowerment through use of the natural environments to earn a sustainable living.  In his “down time”, Prescott explores the remote parts of Andros in search of the next catch, and enjoys bird watching, farming and reading non-fiction.   
Email: Prescott@staffordcreeklodge.com Web site: www.staffordcreeklodge.com

Eric Stroup:   Eric Stroup is a fly fishing guide, writer and fly tier from Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania. Eric and his wife Tracey own and operate Stroup Fly Fishing, and are deeply invested in the preservation and promotion of the fly fishing industry, its resources and its future. Eric has been engrained in nearly every branch of the industry. He has been a commercial fly tier, a guide and a retail shop owner. He has written magazine articles and books, produced videos and is a nationally known speaker. He has worked in Montana as well as Pennsylvania. He is a signature Tier for the Spirit River Group, a regional coordinator for Project Healing Waters, and a coach for the USA Youth Fly Fishing Team.  Eric’s first book was COMMON-SENSE FLY FISHING: 7 SIMPLE LESSONS TO CATCH MORE TROUT and his tying techniques are also available on his DVD, ‘Practical Fly Patterns that Catch Trout’ Volume I & II, with fly fishing great, Charlie Meck. Look for Eric’s latest book, River Pimp, at the show. It is sure to be a best seller!