On the famous Deschutes river in Oregon, several scenes from Laughing River Productions fly fishing DVD videos .

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John Smeraglio
Oregon Fly Fishing Guide and Fly Shop Owner

John Smeraglio owns a fly fishing shop in Maupin, Oregon and is a principle in Laughing RiversGreetings! I'm John Smeraglio, a native Oregonian born and raised in Portland. I can't remember the first time I went camping and fishing with my family because at the time I was only two months old.

I was six the first time I fished, and it was on the banks of the Deschutes River. I began fly fishing at the age of ten, and since then I've enjoyed camping and fishing on most of the rivers in Oregon and the Northwest. In my teens I started tying flies and building fly rods.

Art has also been an interest to me, and I took drawing and oil painting classes so I could capture some of Oregon's beauty. Selling flies, custom fly rods, and oil paintings helped finance my way through college where I earned a degree in graphic art, fine art, and business.

The Deschutes River runs through the city of Maupin, Oregon, were I moved in 1985 and started my business, the Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop and fly fishing guide service.

Ten years ago I met Karen, who is now my wife. She also likes the outdoors and has become an accomplished angler herself and excellent helper in the fly shop. We even get to enjoy an occasional day on the river together.

My other passion is music. I'm a self-taught drummer who is currently a member of a group called the Cheap Local Band. We have a great time playing all the local hot spots around Maupin.

I hold a seat on the Maupin City council and drive the school bus on a part time bases in the off-season. There are a lot of elements about fly fishing that I really like. The fact that it relaxes me and that I'm always learning something new, and after all these years (they're starting to call me a seasoned veteran) it's still a lot of fun!!!

Check out John's website for tips and fly fishing guide service on the Deschutes river:
www.flyfishingdeschutes.com

Articles of interest from Central Oregon and the Deschutes River:
Articles by John Smeraglio

E-Mail John at Laughing Rivers

 
Rick Hafele
Professional Aquatic Biologist and Author of Fly Fishing Books

Rick Hafele author of several flyfishing books and John Smeraglio's partner in Laughing Rivers resides in OregonI was born to a poor bait fishing family in central Illinois. Thus, my earliest memories of fishing are of dark nights filled with the sent of stink bait and catfish. The TV show, "Gad About Gaddis," started me thinking about other ways to fish - like with flies! Finally, at the age of 12, a fly fishing Uncle in Missouri gave me my first fly fishing lessons and managed to get me into my first fly caught trout. I saw the light and never fished stink bait again.


My interest in fly fishing and entomology fully developed after I moved to the Northwest in 1969. Since then I have traveled throughout the West, fishing for wild native trout, and collecting and studying the insects on which they feed. I have also fished and collected insects in Chile, Argentina and on the chalk streams of southern England, the birthplace of angling entomology.


I have worked as a professional aquatic entomologist for nearly 25 years.In 1973 I received my Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Western Washington University at Bellingham, Washington, and in 1979 a Master of Science degree in aquatic entomology from Oregon State University at Corvallis, Oregon.


In the course of both my professional work and my fly fishing, I have studied the aquatic insects in creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes in all of the states and provinces from Alaska to California, and from the Pacific Coast through the Rocky Mountains. I have written articles for scientific journals, and have penned the Aquatic Entomology column for American Angler magazine for over 20 years. I have co-authored several books on fly fishing, a member of the North American Benthological Society, Oregon Trout, and the Native Fish Society, and have been awarded life membership to the Federation of Fly Fishers and the Flyfisher's Club of Oregon for my contributions to fly fishing literature.


I currently live in Gresham, Oregon with my wife Carol.

Books by Rick:
An Angler's Guide to Aquatic Insects and Their Imitations,
by Rick Hafele and Scott Roederer. Johnson Books, Boulder, CO. 1995.

The Complete Guide to Western Hatches,
by Rick Hafele and Dave Hughes. Frank Amato Publications, Portland, OR. 1981.

Western Mayfly Hatches,
by Rick Hafele and Dave Hughes. Frank Amato Publications, Portland, OR. 2004

Nymph-Fishing Rivers and Streams,
by Rick Hafele. Stackpole Books, www.stackpolebooks.com

These books are available through fly shops, book stores and this web site
(checkout the books we have available by Rick and others)!

Rick's Band, Howling Trout (provided soundtracks for our fly fishing DVD's)
www.htrout.com

E-Mail Rick Hafele at Laughing Rivers


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