April 23rd, Chapter Meeting - Steve Vance

Come listen to Steve talk about Fly Fishing the Yucatan plus some additional info on his local guiding.
See you at Crawdaddy's @ 7PM.  9427 W Greenfield Ave, West Allis, WI 53214

Steve Vance is an avid flyfisher since the age of four. A native Oklahoman, he has fished 
across the continental US and in South and Central America. Steve has been a 
Wisconsin-licensed flyfishing guide for trout and smallmouth bass in southern Wisconsin 
streams since 2003 and developed 1Guide Flyfishing in 2019. He guides for smallmouth, pike, and
musky by Florida-style flats boat in area lakes and for seasonal steelhead, brown trout,
king salmon, and coho salmon by wading the Lake Michigan tributaries. Steve ties custom
flies and build custom fly rods. He frequently travels to the southern Yucatan in Mexico
each year to fish for bonefish, tarpon, permit, and snook. He is a passionate conservationist
and maintains affiliations with Harry & Laura Nohr Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the
Wisconsin Smallmouth Alliance, and the Dubuque Fly Fishers. Steve retired as a tenured
professor in the Art Program at UW-Platteville in 2021 and continues to produce artworks
in soft pastel and oil painting mediums.