Kelly Galloup - slideinn.com

Kelly started his fly fishing career at the age of 13, tying flies for the local tackle shop. He started guiding at the age of 16 and is still guiding to this day some; well lots of years later. He owned the Troutsman fly shop in Northern Michigan for 20 years. He sold the Troutsman and moved to Montana where he and his wife Penny bought the Slide Inn lodge on the banks of the Madison River. Kelly has written two books Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout and Cripples and Spinners, and has numerous DVD's on tying and fishing. He has over fifty nationally recognized fly patterns that are sold world wide. He is also a rod and line designer for St Croix rods and Scientific Anglers. Kelly has been published in nearly every major fly fishing periodical in the country and is one of the Editors a large for Fly Fisherman magazine. Kelly is also the hosts of Fly Fish TV with Kelly Galloup on the VS’s Network. Kelly is one of the most sought after speakers in the country and spends much of his winter months speaking for clubs and Sports shows. In 2003 Kelly received the living legend award from the FFF, and in 2007 the Charles E Brooks memorial life award.

Beau Beasley - beaubeasley.com

Beau Beasley is a frequent contributor to the Mid-Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide, a contributing editor for Fly Fish America, and the Mid-Atlantic states field editor for Eastern Fly Fishing. His work has appeared in Fly Fisherman, American Angler, Fly Tyer, Virginia Wildlife, Flyfisher, Blue Ridge Outdoors, and Fly Rod & Reel.

In 2005 he won the Talbot Denmead Award for conservation sponsored by Bass Pro Shops for his work on the Chesapeake Bay. His first book, Fly Fishing Virginia: A No Nonsense Guide to Top Waters, won the Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Book Award as well as the prestigious Excellence in Craft Award in 2009. His new book Fly Fishing the Mid-Atlantic: A No Nonsense Guide to Top Waters covers 45 locations to fish in 7 Mid-Atlantic States.

Beau is a husband and father of two, the director of the Virginia Fly Fishing Festival, a member of Gainesville Presbyterian Church, and a 26-year veteran firefighter in Fairfax County, Virginia. He currently serves as a captain on Engine Company 427 in West Springfield. For more information on Beau check out his web-site at www.beaubeasley.com.