John Shewey

Residing in Oregon, John Shewey is a life-long devotee to fly fishing, wing-shooting and other outdoor pursuits. His annual travels take him all around the west and to his favorite haunts from Alaska to Mexico. Having fished for just about everything the west has to offer from surfperch at sea level to golden trout at 12,000 feet John still gravitates towards his favorite summer steelhead streams, where he pursues these noble fish with his elegant flies, which have earned national prominence. John has penned hundreds of articles and published many photographs in various magazines and to date has authored twelve books about fly fishing and wingshooting. Included in his titles are Spey Flies & Dee Flies, Their History and Construction, Northwest Flyfishing, Trout & Beyond; Flyfishing Northwest Waters; Mastering The Spring Creeks; Oregon Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing; Washington Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing and Fly Fishing For Summer Steelhead (co-authored with Forrest Maxwell). John appears frequently as a speaker at club meetings, conclaves and sports shows around the country—begrudgingly so during winter when he prefers to spend his time hunting chukars over his Weimaraner, Jake.