Gary Davison, owner of Gulf Coast Spey LLC. is a Pro Team Member for Ballistic Fly Lines. (Spey & Single Hand Fly Lines) & I build custom G.C.S (Gulf Coast Spey) fly rods which include TFO rod blanks that are perfect for Inland Bay & Inland Marsh (Spey) Applications.
Gary has been involved in instructing single- and double-handed casting for over 15 years.
Is a FFI Certified Casting Instructor who has had the honor of learning and teaching fly-casting with some of the best in the field which include Mr. Al Crise MCI, Mr. Steve Hollensed MCI, Mr. Dayle Mazzarella MCI, Mr. Keith Richard MCI, Mr. Jeff Ferguson MCI, Mr. Jay Clark MCI, THCI, & Mr. Lee Davison MCI, THCI.
Gary is the current monitor for The OL Al’s CI Study Group that assists FFI CI Candidates in their CI Certification journey. Gary is an avid fisherman with a passion for fly-casting and is especially interested in those techniques that trend toward adaptation of Spey Casting to the Gulf Coast area for both single and double-handed presentation. Gary is a member of the Montgomery County Fly Rodders Club in Spring TX, Texas Fly Fishers Club in Houston TX, Woodlands Anglers in Woodlands TX, and is a member of Trout Unlimited (GRTU Chapter).
I am from Lubbock Texas, and I went to school at Texas Tech University. I belong to the Lubbock Fly Fishers Club here in Lubbock. I love fishing northern New Mexico and southern Colorado for pike and trout around Santa Fe, Taos, and San Luis. I predominantly to fish around Texas for Large and Small Mouth Bass, but my favorite is salt water fishing in Florida and Belize.
Jeff was born and raised in Louisiana, hunting and fishing from the age of eight.
He graduated from LSU with a degree in Computer Science and has done interesting research and development projects for DARPA, the Navy, Air Force, Army, NIH, and NASA. This work includes robotics, myoelectric control for prosthesis, satellite systems, artificial intelligence and scientific instrumentation.
Jeff first picked up a fly rod in August 2007 in Texas and began his journey for casting instructor certification in the summer 2008. In 2018 he moved to Oregon and continued his journey. He tested and received his FFI CI certification in March 2020 back home in Lake Charles and is now actively teaching fly casting in the Dallas, Texas area.
Andy is a CPA and retired in 2016 from a career in financial leadership positions with numerous private companies, mostly in the energy services industry. He began fly fishing with his son in 1986 on the San Miguel River near Teluride, a tradition that now extends to his grandsons.
To improve his casting ability Andy joined FFI in 1998 and attended many casting workshops at Expos, eventually becoming a Certified Casting Instructor in 2012. He served on the Board of the Texas Council of Fly Fishers International from 2018 through June of 2021 as Casting Director, Vice President, and President of the Council. He is a life member of FFI, CCA-Texas and Trout Unlimited.
Andy volunteers his time and knowledge to teach casting at events and with clubs in the Council. As in 2022, he will be using OnForm coaching tool to video the casting performance of experienced fly fishers, thereby helping them to identify opportunities for improvement.
Jim is a Fly Fishers International Certified Casting Instructor and is an officer and member of the Board of Directors for the Fly Fishers International Texas Council. Additionally, Jim is a 15 plus year member of the Texas Fly Fishers, where he has served as an officer and member of the Board of Directors, is a member of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) and is a member of Trout Unlimited (Guadalupe River Chapter). In addition to fly fishing experience from coast-to-coast in the United States, for multiple freshwater species such as trout, small and largemouth bass and Arctic grayling, along with saltwater species including redfish, trout, bonefish, snook and tarpon, Jim has also fished the waters of Belize, Canada and the United Kingdom. Jim has served as a volunteer instructor for The Mayfly Project – a fly fishing based organization created for the benefit of foster children and enjoys fly fishing from his stand up paddle board and kayak as a member of the Texas based Paddling Anglers in Canoes and Kayaks.
Dr. Slocomb has fly fished for over 30 years. He has fished numerous trout streams in New England, Oklahoma New Mexico, Montana, Alaska, British Columbia and the Patagonia region of Chile, plus many small mouth bass and northern pike lakes in the northern U.S and Canada. Since moving to Texas, he has caught redfish, speckled trout, flounder and other saltwater fish here and in Louisiana. He has taken numerous trips to Belize and the Bahama Islands, catching tarpon, permit and bonefish. He has taught fly casting for 10 years and is currently a candidate to become a Certified Casting Instructor through the FFI.
Rex Walker is a DFW area casting instructor, fly fisher, and fly tyer. Rex has been helping people improve their fly casting skills for the past 16 years. He has worked with many of the region’s fly fishing clubs, at fly fishing events across Texas, and with both Reel Recovery and Project Healing Waters. Rex is a Fly Fishers International certified instructor and a member of TFO Rods Pro Staff. When not helping other fly fishers improve their casting skills, Rex can often be found on Lake Texoma chasing black bass and striped bass on the fly.
February 21-23, 2025 @ Lazy L&L Campgrounds