I was born in Christchurch (1964),  and moved from there to Nelson about 25 years ago to continue my love affair with the place on a permanent basis.  As an 18 year old, I used to hop on my first motorbike and head in to the Lewis Pass region (2.5 hours drive) most Friday evenings in summer, to camp for the weekend to hunt/fish – sometimes with mates but often by myself.These trips ingrained in me a deep love of the South Islands ruggedly beautiful backcountry, which time has only served to enhance.

The move north to Nelson to set up a small Signwriting business, gave me the opportunity to pick my days off to fish the regions wonderful waters.I gained an intimate knowledge of the Nelson, Murchison and West Coast waterways and finally made the transition to Guiding in 1999.