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Jennifer Holbrook

FEATURED ANGLER

: San Diego, California
How long have you been fly fishing?: My first time fly fishing was in Yosemite in 1996, but I didn’t really get hooked until a trip on the Gunnison River in June of 2018. Since then, I have been “all in.”

Favorite fly-fishing partner: I love fly fishing with any (and all) of the women I’ve met through the SoCal Women on the Fly Facebook group. It’s always such a fun and encouraging outing, and each time I learn things that make me a better angler.
Favorite water to fish: So far... freshwater, San Joaquin River; salt, Gulf of Mexico off the Florida panhandle.
Favorite species to fish for: The list of fish I haven’t hooked yet is still quite long, so my favorite would have to be all of them!
Bucket List: I have lived in, or close to, so many great fly-fishing places before I was into the sport: Miami, Maine, Pennsylvania, and various Florida locations. I would love to go back to all of them and catch bonefish, tarpon, snook, redfish, pompano, stripers, brookies, and browns. And, of course, living so close to Baja, there are many species I’d like to target down there. Since I’m still so new to it, the fly-fishing world is my oyster!
Top Three Fly Patterns: Clousers (preferably with orange), black or white Woolly Buggers, and the Zebra Midge

Jennifer Holbrook

Unofficially hooked on fishing as a kid chasing bluegills in Virginia lakes, Jennifer’s military-brat upbringing had her putting line in waters from Florida to Maine much of her life. Now officially hooked on fly fishing after an early summer trip on the Gunnison River in 2018, she jumps at all opportunities to target fish in the nearby Pacific, San Diego area bays and lakes, streams of the Sierras, and any southwestern waters she reaches in her travels. Still developing her network of fly-fishing pals, Jennifer launched the SoCal Women on the Fly Facebook group in Fall 2018 and, with the support of its membership, tries to schedule quarterly get-togethers for women in the region. In addition to her multi-adventure-sport background, fly fishing keeps Jennifer even more connected to a variety of amazing, natural places.

Wendy Krag O’Neil