Tim Landwehr
I am the owner of Tight Lines Fly Fishing Co. in De Pere, Wisconsin and I have been lucky enough to have been a professional fly fishing guide for the majority of my adult life. I guided some of the famous rivers of the West, but my warm water roots brought me back to my home state to open a fly shop and outfitter business. My crew of guides and myself float the rivers of Northeast Wisconsin in western-style drift boats for some of the largest River Smallies in the country. I am proud to say our shop was one of the first in the Midwest to incorporate this style of fishing on our Smallouth Rivers. I employ seven guides and I still put in countless days on the water myself guiding. Our shop and fishery has been featured in ESPN, OLN, Fly Fisherman Magazine, Catch Magazine, Fly Fishing Film Tour, Grays Sporting Journal, Eastern Fly Fishing and Sporting Classics. In addition to the guiding and shop, we run a very active travel service. I have been lucky enough to have hosted fishing trips all over the world. Mexico, Belize, the Bahamas, most of the US, Canada, Amazon, Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela are just a handful of adventures we have offered. I am most proud of how many people we have introduced to warm water species and fly fishing in general. Check out the Tight Lines app to see what else we are up to! ‘