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neck of the woods | prof ile

SCOTT

HOWELL

Fishing Guide
& Innovator

steve boyarsky
katie falkenberg

e in Southern Oregon are blessed with many,
Wmany amazing people who share their talents
with all of us. To name and profile them all would fill
a book. We’ve chosen a few, and over the next several
issues will present some of these folks, some you may
not know. Perhaps, reading about them will inspire
you to reach out and offer your own talents, your
time and resources.

Q – You’ve been a fly-fishing guide in British
Columbia and Alaska for years, what
brought you back to Southern Oregon?
Scott – What brought me back to Southern Oregon
is that I’m able to guide year-round. We have a world-
class fishery in Southern Oregon every month of the
year. In Alaska and B.C., the seasons were short, and
it wasn’t possible to make a living and raise a family,
so I came back to Southern Oregon.
Q – How did you get involved in fly fishing?
Scott – With my father, our summers were based
around fishing. He grew up in Grants Pass and was a
teacher in Medford. We basically moved to the North
Umpqua River and fished for the summer. There
wasn’t much choice in the matter—I was lucky I hap-
pened to love it.

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