FLY PROJECT AMBASSADORS

We think and fish different. We believe fly fishing is for everyone. We believe it should be affordable, fun, and success should be attainable. It's not just for trout or expensive saltwater destinations. Any fish that swims in or near your neighborhood can be fair game. We think that all anglers should pick up a fly rod, whether it becomes their primary fishing means or not. There are times and places where it can be the most fun means to fish. There are times and places for trolling, jigging, and baitcasting too, but we want fly fishing to be cool and interesting for everyone at least some of the time.

Joseph Evans

When most students were snoozing and scrolling through TikTok during the Covid-19 lockdown, Joseph Evans was developing a fly fishing alias under @idaaflyy. As a journalism student at the University of Montana in 2020, Joseph began producing stoke-driven video and photographic content that quickly caught attention from various fly fishing companies. His work continued to progress, and he began writing articles featured in Anglers Journal, The Drake, In the Loop, and Fly Lords. Today, while continuing to keep us all entertained on social media, he's also a pro guide for Picabo Angler in Picabo, Idaho. Joseph Evans is a go-getter, always chasing his next big fish with camera in-hand. Check out his media platforms listed below.

Home State: Idaho

Favorite Target Species: Steelhead

Go-to Fly Pattern: Olive Sex Dungeon

Hidden Talent: Can throw down on the dance floor

Instagram: @idaaflyy

Youtube: youtube.com/@idaaflyy

Words by Joseph Evans

BRad FUNKHOUSER

Your friendly neighborhood trout bum Bradley is the making of idahos finest tailwaters. He guides for Picabo Angler on the world renowned Silver Creek, enjoying a life spent fishing as much as possible. Representing the new era of fly fishing he prides himself on fishing hard and having a ton of fun doing it. Loving all styles and kinds of fly fishing he enjoys the bobber down the most. Having a passion for wild places and wild fish Bradley can be found adventuring whats around the next river bend. Often seen fishing with a camera capturing authentic moments spent on the water. Such moments can be found on his instagram @funky_fly_guy linked below. Its all big smiles and tightlines with B-rad.

Home State: Idaho

Favorite Target Species: All Trout

Go-to Fly Pattern: Balanced Leech

Hidden Talent: Whistles like a bird

Instagram: @funky_fly_guy

ERIC HURST

Eric Hurst is a master behind the vise and a guide who hails from the deep Southeast. He's been conjuring up some of the sickest and most jaw-dropping streamers we've laid eyes on. Eric's innovative use of natural and synthetic materials creates patterns that are as imaginative as they are deadly. To top it off, his creations have been captured in stunning photos, written about in articles that showcase his unrivaled skills. If you're looking for some next-level fly patterns that'll give you an edge on the water, Eric's your guy.

Home State: Georgia

Favorite Target Species: Brown Trout

Go-to Fly Pattern: Eric Hurst's Thrasher

Instagram:@erichurst

Allen Campbell

Allen Campbell can spin a mean deer hair fly. His Instagram feed is packed with a mind-blowing collection of streamers, poppers, and divers that blend natural and synthetic materials to create fly patterns that are absolute fish magnets. Allen's began tying flies like most anglers, he just wanted to catch a fish on a self-tied fly. Once it happened, he was hooked. If you’re a bass guy looking for deer hair popper and diver patterns, draw inspiration off Allen’s vise. 

Home State: Michigan

Favorite Target Species: Smallmouth, Bass and Pike

Go-to Fly Pattern: UnHoly Diver

Hidden Talent: Making people laugh with my fake southern accent

Instagram: @amcampbell_flyfishing

AARON GORDOn

Aaron has been a guide since 2000, beginning his career in Colorado before moving to Idaho in 2006. Over the course of 13 summers, Aaron guided full-time on various rivers including the Selway, Lochsa, Coeur d’Alene, and the Main and Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Now he spends most of his time guiding on the Kootenai River in Idaho, occasionally making guest appearances on previously mentioned rivers. Aaron enjoys nothing more than to marvel in the great outdoors with his guests. In the off-season, he works as the band director at Sandpoint High School.

Home State: Idaho

Favorite Target Species: TBD

Go-to Fly Pattern: TBD

Hidden Talent: TBD

Instagram: @longdriftoutfitters

Website: longdriftoutfitters.com

Eric Lund

Eric Lund grew up in New Hampshire and pursued fly fishing at a young age, spending time catching bass, panfish, and trout. During Eric’s time at the University of New Hampshire, he began to spend summers traveling to Alaska to chase salmon and eventually found a passion for guiding.

After leaving the guiding business for a period, Eric suited up as a stockbroker in Northern Florida. Although he found stocks and bonds to be exciting, he realized it didn’t compare to helping someone catch their first tarpon or a giant rainbow trout. In 2002, Eric traded his pen for a fly rod, left the brokerage business and moved to the Florida Keys to pursue guiding full-time. Since 2006, he has guided exclusively in the Islamorada area. Eric continues to guide to this day helping others catch their dream fish.

Home State: Florida

Favorite Target Species: Sharks

Go-to Fly Pattern: Hard to pick just one

Instagram: @islamoradacaptain

Website: islamoradacaptain.com

Noah bradury

Noah Bradbury is our youngest Ambassador on the team and a regular in the Great Falls Fly Shop. During the off season you can find him chasing the cold smoke on his snowboard. Don’t let his age fool you, he can probably out-fish you as he puts in more time on the water than most. 

Home State: Montana

Favorite Target Species: Big Brown Trout

Go-to Fly Pattern: Kelly Galloup's Mini Sex Dungeon

Hidden Talent: Rips on a snowboard

Instagram: @noah_bradbury_

Marc Fryt

Marc Fryt is an urban fly fishing instructor and guide in Spokane, Washington guiding both the Spokane River and local lakes. He picked up fly fishing while serving in the US Army as a way to decompress and spend days out in the Cascade and Olympic Mountains. He is also a passionate outdoor photographer and writer for both fly fishing and upland bird hunting. When not fly fishing or hunting, he's usually in the kitchen baking up some homemade bread or bagels.

Home State: Washington

Favorite Target Species: Carp

Go-to Fly Pattern: Foamulator

Hidden Talent: Can make a mean Chocolate Babka

Instagram: @marc_fryt