Phil Monahan

A lifelong angler, Phil Monahan began his career as a guide in Alaska and Montana in the early to mid 90s. After a brief stint as an editor at Outdoor Life, he became the Editor-in-Chief of American Angler, a national fly-fishing magazine, which he ran for more than a decade. In 2010, he launched the Orvis Fly Fishing blog, creating more than 8,000 posts over the next 14 years. Next, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of MidCurrent.com, and he's recently become the Managing Editor for the Atlantic Salmon Federation.