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Coming from a long line of avid outdoorsmen, Bruce began fishing at the age of 4 in North Carolina (Bobber fishing for Brim). Fishing in North Dakota with his Dad, Grandfather and Uncle for Northern Pike, Walleye and Perch soon followed. |
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After His Dad accepted a position as a Plant Pathologist with WSU's research center in Prosser, Washington in 1956, he and his Dad fished the potholes seep lakes and backpacked the Cascades in search of trout filled mountain lakes. The purchase of a new Schwinn bicycle in 1962 allowed Bruce to spend summers exploring the Yakima near Prosser for Small Mouth Bass, carp, suckers, catfish and anything else with fins that would bite a hook. |
| Bruce's college years were spent fishing and hunting in the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla areas. The lack of studying eventually led to a move to Seattle to find a job. After marrying, acquiring four kids and commuting in Seattle traffic for fifteen years, the decision was made to move back across the mountains. |
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| Since 1989 Bruce has fished an average of 150 days a year on the Yakima, Rocky Ford and various seep lakes in the Columbia Basin. | |
| Bruce began guiding in 1993 for Gary's Fly Shope and was senior guide for The Evening Hatch guide service before starting Yakima River Angler Guide Service in 2000 with his wife Bev. | |
