Guide/Co-owner of Yellowstone Fly Shop , Tony was raised in Southern Iowa where he fell in love with the trout streams of the Driftless Area in Northeast Iowa and Southwest Wisconsin. Tony picked up fly fishing at a very young age. His quest for Large and Smallmouth Bass with a spinning rod quickly turned into the ultimate challenge when he picked up an old fly rod of his dad’s in the garage. You could say he was hooked from the very beginning as he has never really fished for anything without some type of fly rod be it single or double handed ever since.

Since these early days, he has fly fished all over North America, from chasing steelhead in B.C., giant Brown Trout on the White River in Northern Arkansas to all things trout throughout the West. He has learned from some of the best anglers in the world along the way. Wether it’s chasing Cutthroat in and around Yellowstone National Park or wary Rainbows of the Henry’s Fork and Madison rivers to the endless backcountry options that offer lots of solitude.

An avid outdoorsman and fitness junkie, there is nothing that brings him more joy than watching clients hook-up on their first trout and watch as the fire for the sport gets ignited in them and they begin to discuss their next trip back.