Meet the Flylords Team

Jared Zissu

Title: Flylords Founder & President
Home State: New Jersey
Instagram: @JZissu

Wills Donaldson

Title: Director of Brand Partnerships
Home State: Pennsylvania
Instagram: @wmdfly

Patrick Perry

Title: Co-Manging Editor and Agency Manager
Home State: Oregon
Favorite Target Fish Species: Steelhead
Favorite Fly Pattern: Hobo Spey. Black and Blue all the way!
Instagram: @PatPerry

Dan Zazworsky

Title: Content Team Manager & Co-Managing Editor
Home State: Pennsylvania
Favorite Fish Species: Wild Brown Trout
Favorite Fly: Blanco’s Heisenberg
Instagram: @dan.zaz

Max Erickson

Max Erickson is a cinematographer and colorist based out of Brooklyn, NY. After working in-house as a cinematographer at a production company in Vermont he moved on to freelance. He specializes in cinematic visual storytelling and has extensive experience in commercial, documentary, and narrative projects. When Max isn’t behind a camera you can find him navigating rivers with a fly rod in his hand or hurling himself through the air with skis on his feet.

Will Poston

Title: Conservation Editor
Home State: Maryland
Favorite Target Fish Species: Striped Bass
Favorite Fly Pattern: Epoxy Sand Eel
Instagram: @Will_Poston

Joseph Berney

Home State: Georgia
Favorite Target Fish Species: Brook Trout
Favorite Fly Pattern: Pat’s Rubber Legs

Max DesMarais

Max DesMarais is a New Hampshire native and an avid outdoorsman with a passion for fly fishing. Max is part of the marketing team for Flylords, handling the weekly newsletter and other aspects of digital marketing. Outside of Flylords, Max is a marketing strategist and runs his own site on hiking and fishing. He is now located in Colorado.

Matteo Moretti

Title: Flylords Production Team Member
Home state: New Jersey
Favorite Species: Yellowstone Cutthroat
Favorite Fly Pattern: Micro Chubby

Nate Holmes

Title: Content Team Intern
Home State: Massachusetts
Favorite species: Striped Bass
Favorite Fly Pattern: Merkin Crab

Landen German

Home State: Idaho
Favorite Target Species: Brown Trout or Yellowstone Cutthroat
Favorite Fly Pattern: Meat Whistle

Tia Kelliher

Home state: Alaska
Favorite Target Species: Rainbow trout
Favorite Fly Pattern: Sculpzilla

Evan Garda

Title: Affiliate Program Manager
Home State: Colorado
Favorite Species: Cutthroat
Favorite Fly: Parachute Adams

Greg Stohrer

Title: Flylords Snapchat Manager & Fly Tying Editor
Home State: New Hampshire
Favorite Target Fish Species: Brown Trout
Favorite Fly Pattern: Chubby Chernobyl

Brooke Duncan

Title: Content Team Intern
Home State: Colorado
Favorite Target Fish Species: Rainbow Trout
Favorite Fly Pattern: Lawson’s No Hackle

Andrew Braker

Title: Angler Ethics, Etiquette & Education Editor
Home State: Maryland
Favorite Target Fish Species: Brook Trout
Favorite Fly Pattern: Foam Beetle

Gretchen Mahoney

Title: Artist Spotlight Editor
Home state: Texas
Favorite Target Fish Species: Largemouth Bass
Favorite Fly Pattern: Tequeely Streamer

Oliver Ancans

Home State: Alaska
Favorite Target Fish Species: Steelhead/Rainbow Trout
Favorite Fly Pattern: Dave’s White Widow

Gloria Goñi

Kirk Marks

Title: Culinary Editor
Home State: Maryland
Favorite Target Fish Species: Striped Bass
Favorite Fly Pattern: Lefty’s Deceiver

Monica Auger

Billy Chesapeake