Here is what I am doing these days
- Deputy Director of the Marine Fish Conservation Network.
- Fly fishing guide and instructor for Mossy Creek Fly Fishing.
- Key grip, trout wrangler and chief blogger here at Middle River Dispatches.
The Story
In January of 2017, I joined the Marine Fish Conservation Network as the deputy director. The Marine Fish Conservation Network is a coalition of commercial and recreational fishing associations, regional and national conservation groups, aquaria, and marine science organizations dedicated to defending and strengthening our primary federal fisheries law, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, in order to sustain abundant fish populations, healthy marine ecosystems, and thriving fishing communities. Learn more.
Prior to that, I was the executive director of the Outdoor Writers Association of American. After leaving, I was elected to sit on OWAA’s board where I serve as treasurer.
Before that I worked in Washington, DC’s government relations game.
Most of my “pro-bono” time goes to the American Fly Fishing Trade Association.
Whenever I can I guide for Mossy Creek Fly Fishing, in and around the picturesque mountain streams and spring creeks here in the Shenandoah Valley.
I am also an award winning freelance writer.
The Interviews
In Garden and Gun article: Whisper Fishing
In the Orvis News: 5 Questions with Tom Sadler: Seeing the Fly-Fishing Industry from the Inside
On the Eat More Brook Trout blog: 20 Questions: Tom Sadler
On the Chi Wulff blog: People of Fly Fishing: 10 Questions with Tom Sadler (Part 1) and (Part 2)
The Guiding Gig
I do all my guiding for Mossy Creek Fly Fishing in Harrisonburg, VA. Please contact them to book a tenkara trip!
The Social Scene
I am social sort; you can find me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest and Google+
