As a native of Brownsville, TX, I grew up fishing and duck hunting the Lower Laguna Madre. At 18 I left South Texas to pursue college and seminary degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and served as a pastor in several churches in Texas and New Mexico all the while chasing trout with a fly rod all over the west. After years of feeling the urge to move home to the Valley, along with Lydia, my high school sweetheart and wife of 28 years, we returned home with our five children. In 2007 we took over ownership of Kingfisher Inn and Guide Services in Arroyo City. One of my greatest pleasures is seeing new clients and novice fly fishers catch their first redfish on a fly rod. In addition to guiding I love serving my community as lead pastor of River Church Brownsville.