Mike Dawkins

Mike grew up in Nashville, TN developing a passion for fly-fishing and hunting at a very young age. While attending Miami University, Mike created and implemented a fly-fishing program for the university’s Outdoor Pursuit Center that included clinics, workshops, and trips for students and faculty members. Upon graduation, Mike moved to Jackson Hole, WY and started his career with the Orvis Company, where he was named Orvis “Fishing Manager of the Year” for 2006. Mike is a commercial fly tyer with Fulling Mills featuring the “Bifocal Emerger” and “DD Midge“. Mike has been featured on FlyLords Fly Shop Tour – Wyoming, Trout TV and Seasons on the Fly and the Orvis Fly Fishing Blog (Mouse-Eating Monster of the Rividavia, Trout Bum XIV, Peacock Bass and More, Homegrown Tenkara, Wyoming is for “Cutthroat” Lovers, Top 10 Flies for Patagonia in Trout, Quest of Himalayan Golden Masheer Part I and Part II). He is a proud advisory board member for Casting 4 a Cure, a non-profit group that helps fund research and development for treatment and finding the potential cure for Rhett Syndrome. As a Teton Valley resident, he is an active Jackson Hole One Fly Board Member well as policy advisor for Idaho Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. When not fishing the local area rivers, Mike can be found exploring the west with his wife, Jess, and sidekick King Charles Spaniel, Dodge as well as big game hunting.