PART I: lost
by ron monaco
part ii: found
by capt. keith robbins
Ron Monaco lives in New York and travels for fish: "I’ve been a fisherman since I
was 14. Started with bass fishing in lakes and trout in streams. I moved
to salt water when I was 18 and never looked back. I chased blues and stripers
for many years and still do. But in 1986 my life changed. I went to the keys
with my very good friend Captain John Sheehan and he introduced me to tarpon,
permit and bonefish. We used spin rods and reels for about 6 years. I started
fly fishing for them around 1992 and have been ever since. My first rod was a Sage RPL 990-4 and
all my rods are still from the Sage family. I love chasing albies in the fall in
New England and tarpon in the spring in the Keys."
Captain Keith Robbins is a Seattle-based fly fishing guide and Sage Elite Pro. In his words: "I have been fishing the waters of Puget Sound since before my father would let me hold a rod. I always wanted to be a fishing guide since we went fishing with a guide when I was a kid in British Columbia. Since 1992 I have been the only guide in the State of Washington that features both Saltwater Fly Fishing and Light Tackle "Mooching" (a bait fishing technique that was developed in Puget Sound in the 1930's). I love fishing for the largest population of wild trout in the US. The sea run cutthroat is the best fishery in Puget Sound and it is rare to see another angler fishing when we are fishing from the boat. When I have a day off from guiding I go fishing whether it is mooching for King Salmon, Fly Fishing for Sea Run Cutthroat trout in Puget Sound or Fly Fishing for Tarpon in the Florida Keys it's what I do. No, I don't golf." Learn more about Keith and his guiding on his website or his Instagram account.
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