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<h5><b>About GFFI</b></h5>
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<h2>Gil’s Fly Fishing International was founded with the purpose of providing the destination fly fisherman with the ideal personalized trip planning and booking experience.</h2>
[/split_line_heading][vc_column_text]<span style="font-weight: 400;">As a marine biologist and adventure obsessed fly fisherman, Gil has built connections with some of the premier fly fishing operations around the globe. Using the knowledge he has built through his unique fly fishing experience, Gil is now proud to share the best of the fly fishing world through GFFI.</span>[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size="large" button_style="regular" button_color_2="Extra-Color-1" icon_family="default_arrow" url="#team" text="Meet Our Team" margin_top="25" css_animation="slideInUp"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" column_border_radius="none" column_link_target="_self" width="1/4" tablet_width_inherit="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid" bg_image_animation="none" offset="vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding="padding-6-percent" column_padding_position="bottom" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" column_border_radius="none" column_link_target="_self" width="1/4" tablet_width_inherit="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid" bg_image_animation="none" enable_animation="true" animation="fade-in-from-bottom" offset="vc_col-xs-12"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="full_width_background" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" top_padding="5%" id="team" overlay_strength="0.3" shape_divider_position="bottom" bg_image_animation="none" shape_type=""][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_link_target="_self" column_shadow="none" column_border_radius="none" width="1/1" tablet_width_inherit="default" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid" bg_image_animation="none"][vc_row_inner column_margin="default" text_align="left"][vc_column_inner column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" column_border_radius="none" column_link_target="_self" width="1/6" tablet_width_inherit="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid" bg_image_animation="none"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" column_border_radius="none" column_link_target="_self" width="2/3" tablet_width_inherit="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid" bg_image_animation="none"][vc_column_text]
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Our Crew</h3>
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" column_border_radius="none" column_link_target="_self" width="1/6" tablet_width_inherit="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid" bg_image_animation="none"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][carousel script="owl_carousel" desktop_cols="3" desktop_small_cols="2" tablet_cols="2" mobile_cols="1" column_padding="10px"][item id="1574704858987-1" title="Item" tab_id="1574704858989-2"][team_member image_url="438" bio_image_url="1128" team_memeber_style="bio_fullscreen" name="Gillie Greenberg" job_position="Founder" team_member_bio="The aptly named Gillie Greenberg, known by friends as Gil, has always felt most at home when on the water. Growing up in Toronto, Canada, he spent his summer’s bass fishing with his uncle and father. At age 18, Gil bought his first fly rod to experiment with on his family’s annual walleye trip. Armed with the knowledge one gains from watching hundreds of YouTube videos, Gil managed to land a handful of pike on his first morning with a fly rod. Just like many great fly fishermen before him, he was instantly hooked on the fly.

Upon finishing his military service a few years later, Gil moved to Australia to study marine biology at James Cook University, located on the Great Barrier Reef. Gil became obsessed with fly fishing as a way of life and ended up spending more time on the flats than in the classroom. It was a steep learning curve, but with the help of his fishing partner, Brad Morris and local fishing club, the NQ Fly Fishers, he became quite an angler.

By combining fly fishing with marine biology Gil has granted access to contacts and locations that most anglers can only dream about. In 2015, he was offered a job by the German government to gather fisheries data as part of the Choiseul Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation project. The project was located hundreds of miles away from civilization in a remote corner of the Solomon Islands. Spending a season off the grid and living off the sea solidified his dedication to fishing as a lifestyle. In total, Gil has fly fished over 20 countries, spanning 5 continents. He brings experience, passion, and leadership to the Fly Fishing International team."][/item][item id="1574704859059-7" title="Item" tab_id="1574704859061-5"][team_member image_url="221" bio_image_url="230" team_memeber_style="bio_fullscreen" name="Daniel Favato" job_position="Director of Videography" team_member_bio="Daniel grew up in the suburban outskirts of Toronto, Ontario, spending his early days targeting migratory steelhead and brown trout with spey rod in hand. His first job in the fishing industry was as a deckhand on a Lake Ontario sportfishing boat. Over the course of seven seasons, Dan has earned his position as one of the top salmon charter captains in Toronto.

More recently, Daniel graduated from the television and film production program at Niagara College, and he has started pursuing outdoor video production full time. He brings a strong understanding of the modern media landscape and the foundations of video production to the GFFI team. His skills as an online content creator will help bring a fresh perspective to the sport for both seasoned fly fisherman, and a new generation of anglers.

Fishing Philosophy
``It's fun to think that its first light somewhere right now and there's almost definitely a fish that wants to eat.``"][/item][item id="1574704859109-7" title="Item" tab_id="1574704859110-2"][team_member image_url="1499" bio_image_url="1498" team_memeber_style="bio_fullscreen" name="Brandon Gudjonson" job_position="Brand Ambassador" team_member_bio="Brandon Gudjonson is a fly fishing guide and manager of St. Mary Angler Fly Shop in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Born and raised in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, Brandon spent his childhood outdoors fishing and hunting with his father. At the age of ten, Brandon found an old fly rod in his father’s garage. The two of them took the rod on their next fishing trip. With the help of his father, Brandon caught onto the fly quickly and put the hurt on the local cutthroat trout population. From then on, Brandon was hooked!

Brandon joined the industry while still in high school, spending his summers at the local fly shop, stocking shelves and selling flies. Most importantly, he learned as much about the region’s rivers and fisheries as possible. Brandon took that knowledge and became a local guide with a fierce reputation for targeting big backcountry bull trout. In 2013, the BC native discovered the thrill of saltwater fly fishing, landing a sizable permit from the beach right in front of his hotel in Playa del Carmen. Since then, he has been hosting trips to various saltwater destinations, including Christmas Island and Andros, Bahamas.

Brandon is one of the most enthusiastic, energetic and fun people to get out on the water with. Whether as a guide or angler, he always goes the extra mile to make sure the big one is landed. He has no problem jumping out of the boat to chase off cheeky lemon sharks or taking a dip into fridged mountain streams with mask and snorkel to “see if the bulls are in.” We are privileged to have Brandon apart of the Fly Fishing International team.

“Fly fishing has taken me to some incredible destinations and introduced to me some of the most wonderful people I’ve ever met. Whether it is floating down a local river searching for hungry cutthroat and giant streamer-eating bull trout or sneakily wading a flat in pursuit of a lightning-fast Bonefish or permit - I love it all.” - Brandon Gudjonson"][/item][/carousel][/vc_column][/vc_row]