Hayward Fly Fishing Company Archives

The Lucky Guest of The Hayward Fly Fishing Co

July 28, 2024July 25, 2024 by Jeff

You may not know it but there is a serious fly fishing culture here in Hayward, Wisconsin. We have numerous fly anglers along with a fly shop, The Hayward Fly Fishing Co and guide service. The owner of the operation, Stu Neville, has become a good friend since the minute Granny and I arrived in … Read more

A Spur of the Moment Evening Float

June 23, 2023June 22, 2023 by Jeff

When Granny and I made our move to Wisconsin official, it was amazing how many local fly fishers reached out and welcomed us. We got advice on places to fish, some folks offered to take us fishing, and Stu Neville, owner of the Hayward Fly Fishing Company, Stu offered to promote my art, sell my … Read more

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I started fly fishing at age 7 in the lakes and ponds of New England cutting my teeth on various sunfish, bass, crappie and stocked trout. I went to Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, where I graduated with a Naturalist Degree while I discovered new fishing opportunities for pike, muskellunge, walleyes and various salmonids found in Lake Superior and its tributaries.

From there I headed west to work a few years in the Yellowstone region to simply work as much as most people fish and fish as much as most people work. I did just that, only it lasted over 20 years working at the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson, WY where I departed in 2009. Now it’s time to work for "The Man", working for myself that is.

I pursue my love to paint fish, lecture on every aspect of fly fishing you can imagine and host a few trips to some of the most exotic places you can think of. My ultimate goal is to catch as many species of fish on fly possible from freshwater to saltwater, throughout the world. I presently have taken over 440 species from over 60 countries!