Bart Lombardo
Bart Lombardo is the creator of Panfish On The Fly. Bart has been fly fishing and fly tying for over forty years. Although he travels the country to fish for trout and salmon and chases fish in the salt, his true passion is fly fishing for bass, panfish, and other warm-water species.
Bart enjoys teaching others about fly fishing and the art of fly tying. He is fly fishing guide for Shannons Fly Shop in Califon NJ and is on staff as fly fishing and fly tying instructor for Orvis in Princeton, NJ. He regularly conducts classes and presentations for organizations like Trout Unlimited and participates in various fly tying shows on the east coast.
Due to the popularity of his website Panfish On The Fly and his interest in warm water fly fishing, he has been featured guest on several podcasts, including The Warm Water Fly Fishing Podcast, Tenkara USA's Tenkara Cast, Fish Untamed and The Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast with Tom Rosenbauer.
Bart is an avid fly tier whose passion is developing new patterns to target panfish, bass, and other warm-water species. He is a member of several pro-staffs in the fly tying industry, including Regal Vise, Semperfli, Solarez, Ewing Hackle, and Flymen Fishing Company.
Do you want to book a guided fishing trip with Bart? He is currently guiding for Shannon’s Fly Shop in Califon, NJ. Contact the shop to book a trip.
Bart can be contacted via email at info@panfishonthefly.com.
Louis DiGena
Lou Digena is a Regal Endorsed fly tier. Lou’s background in fly tying includes 25+ years experience with a commitment to designing patterns with the K.I.S.S. rule (Keep It Simple Stupid). He primarily targets trout, bass and bluegill throughout the United States. His home waters are in the northeast where he prefers fishing for native Brook Trout and wild Browns. He enjoys tying traditional patterns like the Frank Sawyer's Pheasant Tail, and Killer Bug and creating new patterns, like his Bubble Pupa, CE Crayfish (Close Enough), and K.I.S.S. Crane Fly Larva.
For more patterns and info visit flyandfin.blogspot.com or email him at flyandfin@gmail.com.
Jack Harford
Jack Harford is a member of Fly Fishers International and the Indianapolis Fly Casters (IFC). He has twice received the Everett Drake Fly Tyer of the Year award bestowed by the IFC. Jack contributes regularly to several Fly Fishing and Tying social media groups and has taught Project Healing Waters tying classes. He is a regular tier at the Sowbug Roundup and will be giving a class on soft hackle flies in 2019. Jack taught a soft hackle class at this year's Heartland Fly Fishing Festival, and has tied at the Kentuckiana and Ft. Wayne Fly Shows. He is editor of the Armchair Angler and has had articles published in the Tenkara Angler magazine.
Jack can be reached at jharford.indy@gmail.com
John Gooderham
John Gooderham was born in Mechanicsburg PA in 1963. From his earliest days, he has fished the local streams, lakes, and rivers in Pennsylvania’s Cumberland Valley.
John began fly fishing for Bluegills at a local farm pond in 1972. After destroying his Dad’s dry flys, John learned fly tying from his father that same year. John has been tying flies and catching fish with them ever since. He is equally comfortable using nymphs, dries, terrestrials, and streamers.
John has caught fish in Wyoming, Colorado, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia using his flies (many from his own designs). He is experienced fly angler for Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Panfish, Steelhead, and Bluefish in the surf.
John believes in keeping flies simple while using readily available materials with an emphasis on catching fish rather than fisherman. He has taught fly casting, fly tying, and fly fishing since 1990. John is also a retired 30 year US Army veteran and has been a technical advisor to Scientific Anglers, and fly tying instructor for Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing.
John is currently a member of the Semperfli International Pro Team, and Cumberland Valley Trout Unlimited (052). He is also a contributor to the Virtual Irish Fly Fair, a Pennsylvania Certified Fishing Skills Instructor, and owner/operator of All Things Fly pages on Facebook and MeWe.
John can be contacted by sending an email to 4gand13@gmail.com