Ty Hallock

Age: 35

Home Town: Sturgis, South Dakota

Current Residence: Casper, Wyoming

Married or Single: Married with two little girls

How long have you lived and worked in Wyoming?

Eight years

General Education/ Work Experience?

BS in Environmental Science, Art Minor. Fisheries Tech, Biologist USFWS, Environmental Technician

Years experience as a fly fishing guide/wingshooting guide? Where? How did you get started?

Started with part-time guide and lead into full time work.

What do you like to do when you're not working? Hobbies?

Painting wildlife art, Drawing, Carving fish and duck decoys, hunting, camping, golf, coaching baseball and taking my girls fishing

What do you enjoy about being a fly fishing/wingshooting guide?

I enjoy meeting and talking with new people as well as seeing all the big fish getting caught in my boat.

What is your most memorable fishing/hunting experience?

Getting chased by a moose in Ennis Montana on the Ruby River while fishing with my dad.

What are some destinations outside of the Rocky mountains you have fished/hunted?

Mexico, numerous rivers in Washington and Oregon, Spearfish creek, Big Horn River, Ottertail River in Minnesota. Kayak trip around Vancouver Island

Type of drift boat?

Clacka

One must have fly rod?

7Wt. to cut the wind

Favorite movie quote?

“It’s a butte Clark, It’s a Butte” National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

Advice to give people coming to fish the North Platte?

That’s not a bobber, it’s a strike indicator