| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports or Recreation |
| Location | Dufftown, Speyside, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I begun fly-fishing aged 8 and have spent the majority of my life as a ghillie or guide on Scottish Rivers such as the Spey, Dee, Tweed, Findhorn and Deveron. As well as having a passion for Salmo Salar, Scotland and Scottish Rivers are in my blood. I am the fourth generation Salmon Fishermen with my family’s interest in the River Spey dating back to the mid 1800s. My inquisitive nature and interest in Physics, in particular The Physics of Fly-Casting, led me to take a great interest rod and line design. It also saw me take a very different approach to the teaching of Flycasting, realising different techniques were needed to those presently taught. Success in winning numerous competitions and knowing I have nothing more to prove has made me comfortable in sharing my knowledge with all. It gives me enormous satisfaction to see so many others benefiting from this knowledge. I am currently involved with and am very proud of my role as principle salmon consultant with Hardy & Greys. |
| Interests | Family, Fishing, Shooting, Golf, Walking, Comedy, Music, Playing Keyboard, Wildlife, Writing, Photography, Physics, People, My Dog [Capper], Travel |
| Favorite Movies | Life of Brian, The Pink Panther, Meet the Parents/Fockers, Highlander, Terminator, The Godfather, Goodfellas, Once apon a time in America, All James Bond, A fistfull of Dollars, The Good The Bad and The Ugly |
| Favorite Music | Mozart to Motorhead, Bach to the Beatles, Queen, Clapton, Oasis, Dolly Parton, Cher, Tina Turner, Eagles, ABBA, Everything except Daniel O Donnell! |
| Favorite Books | Cod [Mark Kirlansky], Angels and Demons [Dan Brown], The Day of the Jackel [Fredrick Forsyth], Oor Wullie, The Broons. |
