Local Fishing Guides

Capt. Nick Angelo

Tampa Bay

813-230-8473


Capt. Dan Bumgarner

Tampa Bay

727-526-7565


Capt. Frank Bourgeois

Offshore Hernando County

352-666-6234


Capt. Bryon Chamberlin

Tampa Bay

813-361-8801


Capt. Dave Chouinard

Tampa Bay

732-610-9700


Capt. Pat Damico

Tampa Bay

727-360-6466


Capt. Dave Dant

Tampa Bay

727-744-9039


Steve Gibson

Sarasota Bay area

941-284-3406


Capt. Rick Grassett

Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Tampa Bay

941-923-7799


Capt. Pete Greenan

Boca Grande, Everglades

941-923-6095


Capt. Paul Hawkins

Tampa Bay

727-560-6762


Capt. Ray Markham

Sarasota and Tampa Bay

941-723-2655


Capt. Russ Shirley

Tampa Bay

727-343-1957


Capt. Wayne Simmons

Tampa Bay Area

727-204-4188


Capt. Steve Soults

Nature Coast Area

352-686-0853


Capt. Jason Stock

St. Petersburg-Englewood

727-459-5899


Jim Swann

Fresh Water

352-567-6029

Officers

Suncoast Fly Fishers - Officers

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President:  Tom Gadacz

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Tom Gadacz

Phone: 727-360-8030

Tom was introduced to fly fishing when his youngest daughter, Alissa, was assigned as a Park Ranger to the Tetons. In the summer of 1991 she arranged for him to get a fly fishing lesson and said the guide was supposed to be pretty good. At the time he knew nothing about fly fishing except that it seem to be a neat sport. Tom's first lesson was with Jack Dennis. He was great and only later did Tom find out how great he really was. Tom loved the sport - the skill that it required to catch fish, the great places that fly fishing took you, and the total concentration and relaxation that the sport provided. For him it was exciting and a great diversion from occupational stresses. He has fly fished Alaska for silver salmon, the Keys for bone fish and permit, as well as several of the western trout streams. Tom's major interests include fly tying, rod building and improving his casting technique.

Tom enjoys the camaraderie and talents of the Suncoast Fly Fishers. Tom says the opportunities and variety of fly fishing in this part of Florida are excellent and very enjoyable.

Vice President: Kirk Burton

 

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Secretary: Ken Hofmeister

Ken Hofmeister

Phone: 727-521-1637

George “redfish” McCall taught me how to wade and throw a quarter ounce “limper” to catch redfish. He also showed me how to catch snook and trout on a spinning rod using the Johnson Sprite or Johnson Silver Minnow. I became pretty proficient using these lures and fishing the flats around St. Petersburg from 1965-1970. After that, I fished Tennessee and Pennsylvania until I moved back to Florida in 1985 and picked up where I left off until I retired in 1998. My son gave me a fly rod for retirement. Early efforts at fly tying (without a vise) were worthy of publication (in the comics).

Suncoast Fly Fishers came to the rescue. Alan Sewell talked about how to catch snook under the docks while Ken Doty taught me to tie killer snook flies. A fly inherited from Mike LaChance resulted in my first snook on a fly rod. The real education came as members taught me how to cast, what to cast, where to cast, how to rig, how to retrieve, and how to land fish. As I learned more, I had more fun, caught more fish, and got better at fishing both fresh and saltwater. Charlie Most taught me how to tie better flies and Paul Sequira kept me supplied with good instructions in SFF newsletters. Pat Damico helped me improve my skills in casting clinics. After winning a kayak in our club Pig Roast raffle, I learned how to fish out of a kayak and that opened up a new field of fun. An annual highlight is still fishing the Everglades from a canoe. Fishing the flats is done from my 20 ft. Scout.

Treasurer: Paul Sequira

 

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