It all began at age 6 when George caught his first trout on a fly rod. Since that day, George has been addicted to fly fishing. George is a former competitive angler for Fly Fishing team USA, and former Coach for both USA Youth and Adult Fly Fishing Teams. He has written three books and has published countless article for fly fishing magazines.

Currently he is director and lead instructor for the Pennsylvania State University’s Angling Program-a positioned once held by George’s fly fishing mentor, Joe Humphreys. George is also an on-stream instructor on his home waters, and runs clinics and presentations throughout the US.