OUR STAFF

Peggy and Gary, owners of “The Fly Fisherman”, have both been fishing since they were children and collectively have over 30 years of fly fishing experience. They love to travel and arrange trips to the Caribbean, Alaska and Central America where one of the biggest rewards comes from watching the excitement of someone catch their first sailfish, dolphin, bonefish, salmon or other native species on a fly. They have caught many species on fly, including rock bass, halibut and almost all of the varieties of salmon in Alaska, lodge record northern pike in Canada, trout in the western U.S., sailfish, dorado, tuna, snook and hooked marlin in Costa Rica, and bonefish and tarpon in many areas of the Caribbean and Florida. They have taken a safari in Africa and caught and released near record tiger fish and record nembwe on the Zambezi River in Namibia, and of course many of the various gamefish, both fresh and salt water in Florida, except for the elusive “Mr. Permit”. I

The Kokaisel’s enjoy traveling with their customers and are always looking forward to the opportunity of sharing their experiences from different destinations and helping customers pick out the most desirable equipment and gear to ensure that each fishing experience is the best that it can be.

Captain Gary Henderson is a Florida native and began his fishing career tagging along with his dad in Central Florida, learning how to fish the many lakes that surrounded the area. Later on, he moved to the central, eastern side of the state and Gary’s interests drew him in the direction of saltwater where he has fished the blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the pristine flats of the Indian River Lagoon System for the past thirty-five years. With over twenty-three years of fly tying and casting, Gary now instructs both tying and fly-casting at the Orlando Fly Fisherman, as well as manages the store. Gary also is co-owner and associate editor of a literature and art website, http://www.farandawayonline.com dedicated to celebrating essence of the great outdoors.