Guiding and teaching are both Steve's profession and passion. Steve started guiding in 1995 and has worked as a full time guide since 2005. Orvis Endorsed since 2008, Steve is very proud of his membership in the Orvis Endorsed Lodge, Outfitters and Guide Program. He was a finalist for Orvis Endorsed Guide of the year in 2012 and 2013.
Steve has also been teaching fly casting professionally since 2005. He schedules private lessons throughout the year and frequently conducts classes and schools. Steve is a Fly Fishers International (FFI) Master Casting Instructor and is a very active member of the FFI Casting Board of Governors, serving as Co-Chair of the Testing Committee, and serving as a member on both the Examiner Review Committee and Executive Committee. He is also an active Level 2 examiner. He received FFI's prestigious Mel Krieger Award in 2015.
Steve has fished extensively including most of the western US, British Columbia, Ontario, Belize and Patagonia.