George Daniel has been chasing anything that swims with his fly rod since age six and still has the same passion thirty-seven years later. George has competed at high level for Fly Fishing Team USA, earning individual back-to-back US National Fly Fishing Championship titles and has ranked as high as fifth in the World. He has also served as captain for Fly Fishing Team USA and as coach for the US Youth Fly Fishing Team. He has competed and won other regional and national fly fishing competitions over the years. At age thirty, George decided to give up competitive fly fishing and focus on what he enjoys most—teaching. George considers himself a teacher first and a fly fisher second. He has authored three bestselling fly fishing books and dozens of articles for national fly fishing publications, including Fly Fisherman Magazine. He is currently the Director of the Joe Humphreys Fly Fishing Program at the Pennsylvania State University. George continues to travel the county conducting lessons and workshops for private groups, corporations, and conservation organizations. In 2022, George came back to coaching the US Youth Fly Fishing Team, and he serves as brand ambassador for a number of fly fishing companies. George lives on a farm homestead in Central Pennsylvania with his wife, two children, and Boykin spaniel.

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George Daniel has been chasing anything that swims with his fly rod since age six and still has the same passion thirty-seven years later. George has competed at high level for Fly Fishing Team USA, earning individual back-to-back US National Fly Fishing Championship titles and has ranked as high as fifth in the World. He has also served as captain for Fly Fishing Team USA and as coach for the US Youth Fly Fishing Team. He has competed and won other regional and national fly fishing competitions over the years. At age thirty, George decided to give up competitive fly fishing and focus on what he enjoys most—teaching. George considers himself a teacher first and a fly fisher second. He has authored three bestselling fly fishing books and dozens of articles for national fly fishing publications, including Fly Fisherman Magazine. He is currently the Director of the Joe Humphreys Fly Fishing Program at the Pennsylvania State University. George continues to travel the county conducting lessons and workshops for private groups, corporations, and conservation organizations. In 2022, George came back to coaching the US Youth Fly Fishing Team, and he serves as brand ambassador for a number of fly fishing companies. George lives on a farm homestead in Central Pennsylvania with his wife, two children, and Boykin spaniel.

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George Daniel has been chasing anything that swims with his fly rod since age six and still has the same passion thirty-seven years later. George has competed at high level for Fly Fishing Team USA, earning individual back-to-back US National Fly Fishing Championship titles and has ranked as high as fifth in the World. He has also served as captain for Fly Fishing Team USA and as coach for the US Youth Fly Fishing Team. He has competed and won other regional and national fly fishing competitions over the years. At age thirty, George decided to give up competitive fly fishing and focus on what he enjoys most—teaching. George considers himself a teacher first and a fly fisher second. He has authored three bestselling fly fishing books and dozens of articles for national fly fishing publications, including Fly Fisherman Magazine. He is currently the Director of the Joe Humphreys Fly Fishing Program at the Pennsylvania State University. George continues to travel the county conducting lessons and workshops for private groups, corporations, and conservation organizations. In 2022, George came back to coaching the US Youth Fly Fishing Team, and he serves as brand ambassador for a number of fly fishing companies. George lives on a farm homestead in Central Pennsylvania with his wife, two children, and Boykin spaniel.

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