Team

Cindy Sawyer 

"Boss Lady"
Works harder in the shop than anyone else and what she says goes. 

Mark Sawyer 

"Mister Fix-it"
Fishing guru. Come in and ask him about fishing for any species, he has the answer. Teaches most of our classes and is a awesome rod builder. 


Tom Sawyer 

"Strip Set Junky"
Born with a fishing rod in his hand. This guy plain and simply puts fish in the net!

Norman Maktima 

"The MAN"
1998 was the first World Youth Fly Fishing Championships, which were held in Wales,
UK. That year the US youth team finished with a Team silver medal & Norman won the
individual Gold medal. Since then he has earned a spot on the adult Fly Fishing Team
USA’s roster competing in Sweden, Slovakia, Italy, Slovenia (finishing 6th individually),
Norway, Czech Republic, Bosnia and the US for the World Fly Fishing Championships.
Along with World Championships, Norman has had two 3rd place finishes in the US
National Fly Fishing Championships in 2009 (with a Team Silver) and 2011 (with a team
Gold). He finished 2nd in the Canadian National Championships in 2008, with a Team
Gold. In the 2014 America Cup, he and his teammates of Team USA 1 took Gold.
Most recently, at the World Fly Fishing Championships in 2015, Norman was part of the
US team that took 2nd place in Bosnia, Fly Fishing Team USA’s first team medal. Then
the following year, in the 2016 World Fly Fishing Championships held in Vail, Colorado,
Norman and teammates took 3rd place. In 2018, Norman won the individual US
National Fly Fishing Championships held in Oregon, along with a team gold. As of 2024,
he is currently the coach of the US Women’s Fly Fishing team, which compete in the
Women’s World Fly Fishing Championships. This year, the Women’s World Fly Fishing
Championships were held in Idaho Falls, ID in July. The US Women’s Team won Team
Gold, Individual Gold and Individual Silver!


Custom Winston Air 2 with Tim Johnson Grip/ Fighting Butt and Andrea Larko Abel Vaya 5/6