Scott Robertson - Captain, 2008 World Fly Fishing Championships

Scott Robertson was introduced to fly tying by his father before he started actually fly fishing. His father told him when he could cast to the neighbors house he would take him fishing. By the time he was 10 he was double hauling to the neighbor’s house and fly fishing regularly with his father.

Growing up in the California’s Gold Country, he enjoyed fishing high Sierra streams and lakes. When his mining experience allowed him to move to North East Nevada, he concentrated on fishing the alkaline lakes in the area. In 1997 he participated in his first one-fly fishing tournament and won several local tournaments, which fueled his desire of competitive fly-fishing. In 2004, he teamed up with his father for the Fly Fishing Masters Tournament and in 2005, he competed in the Fly Fishing Team USA trials in Bend Oregon. In August 2005, he decided to pay his own way to Sweden and travel with Fly Fishing Team USA helping them map venues, scout beats and help the team in any way they needed. In October 2005 he competed in the Western Region qualifier in Fresno California where he qualified for the Western Regional Fly Fishing Team. The Western Regional team competed at the first National Fly Fishing Championships in Boulder Colorado in 2006 where Scott was chosen as a member of Fly Fishing Team USA.

After working as an underground miner in California and Nevada for 23 years, Scott and his wife Sarah moved to Bend, Oregon in the hopes of starting a career geared around fly fishing. He currently works for Sportsman’s Warehouse and guides for Sunriver Fly Shop. Ever since Scott first heard of Fly Fishing Team USA, it has been his goal to develop his fishing skills to a level that will contribute to the performance of this inspirational team.