Adventure Magazine

PIVOTAL MOMENTS THAT CHANGE EVERYTHING

Fishing

From a young age, I have always had an innate draw to the outdoors, any chance I could get I would prefer it was spent outside. But everything changed when at 12 years old, I was introduced to fly fishing after my mother sent me to a fishing club on my own one night. That night, something just clicked. It felt like this is what I was supposed to be doing and I was going to pursue it at any cost.

I got my first rod for my 13th birthday and with no tuition or guidance it took me 3 years to catch my first fish. I did everything I could to get better, I read books, bought gear and

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