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Who We Are
Shane Parker-Kast
Shane
has been involved with fishing his whole life. When he was 2 weeks old
he went out for his first boat ride on his father’s (Noah Parker)
lobster boat. As soon as he could handle a rod he was fishing for just
about anything that swam. At about age ten, he started fishing streams
and ponds with a fly rod and hasn’t stopped fly fishing since. Shane has
fished for trout and bass in New England as well as fishing in Canada
for Atlantic salmon on Anticosti Island and the world famous Miramachi
River. A six month stay in Ireland enabled him to fish many of the great
streams of County Clare. Since moving to Northern New Mexico in 2004,
Shane has fished all over the West – in Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming,
Montana, California and, most of all, here in New Mexico. He has been
guiding for three years on many of the public and private waters in our
area. In the last few years, when not fishing, guiding or tying flies,
Shane attended the California College of Art and received his Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree. Everyone that fishes with him finds they have made
a new friend. Shane’s natural skill as a fisherman and teacher coupled
with his consistent good humor make him a great person to go fishing
with.
Jerry Burton
Jerry
grew up in Wisconsin where he started fly fishing in the mid 1950’s.
After college he started working as a fisheries biologist for the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. His 28 year career with the Service took him
to Oklahoma, North Carolina, Washington, Arizona and Albuquerque, New
Mexico. When he worked in Arizona, Jerry was in charge of federal
fisheries and endangered species operational programs for Arizona and
New Mexico. He has worked on recovery efforts for Apache and Gila trout
as well as doing fish surveys on streams and rivers throughout
the Southwest. Everywhere he lived and worked he fly-fished. Fishing for
bass in the streams of northeastern Oklahoma; trout in the streams in
the mountains of the Southeast; steelhead and salmon in the northwest
and trout in the Southwest, Jerry has done it all. After retiring from
the Fish and Wildlife Service in 1995, he started guiding fly fishermen
full-time. A day with Jerry will include information on local, natural
and geologic history, and a wealth of knowledge about all things
involving fish. It will include lots of laughter, good conversation,
and could even involve catching quite a few trout!
Noah Parker
Noah
started fishing at a very early age with his father on many of the classic
trout streams in the Catskills and New England. During his youth, he
often fished with the renowned fly fishermen Ernie Schwiebert and Arnold Gingrich,
both of whom were family friends and inspired his love of fly fishing at
a young age. At about ten years old,
Noah also started tying flies and selling them to make extra money. A
great influence on his early fly tying endeavors were Harry and Elsie
Darby who encouraged and helped him to learn the craft. In his early
twenties, Noah’s love of the water and all things involving fishing led
him to a career as a commercial fisherman. Working off the coast of New
England, he ran his own boats fishing for lobster, cod and bluefin tuna
(see the picture below of Shane & Noah). After over twenty years on the
ocean, he has gone back, full time, to his first love of fly fishing and
fly tying. Noah moved with his family to northern New Mexico in 2004,
where he has been fishing and guiding ever since. When guiding, he
brings along his lifelong experience in all types of fishing as well as
his great enjoyment of fly fishing. First and foremost, he thinks
fishing should be relaxing and fun - this is what you will be guaranteed
to have on a guided trip with Noah.



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