Medford, Oregon Project

Sha lives in Southern Oregon, with her husband, daughter + doodles. She earned B.S. degrees in Outdoor Adventure Leadership + Psychology in 2015, where she found her love for the outdoors and realized the immense growth potential that outdoor adventure offers. This is where her desire to share the great outdoors with others sparked. Sha works as a Fly-Fishing Instructor for high school and college students, and guides in between. She also works as a photographer, where she enjoys connecting her love for the outdoors, people and adventure all together. In 2019, Sha founded Southern Oregon Women on the Fly, where she dedicates herself to creating opportunities for women to learn the zesty art of fly-fishing and fly-tying. She loves to fish for all species and in all the various fly techniques, from swinging for steelhead, to paddling her standup paddle board in search of a spunky trout on a streamer pattern. Her favorite fly patterns to tie are the Hoh Boh Spey + Wooly Buggers, she especially loves grabbing Mexican food with her friends and family after a long day out on the water, and is known to have coffee in hand. Her favorite hobbies are fly-fishing, SUP, reading, writing, biking, hiking, doing yoga, and learning new things. She will forever spend time helping others.

I am a Medford, OR native. I have been fishing lakes and rivers for most of my life. I grew up with a passion for the outdoors. Camping, fishing and hiking, it’s part of who I am. When my husband and I met over 33 years ago, he introduced me to fly fishing and I fell in love with it! The art of it, the tranquility and the challenge bring me such joy and I am excited to share that experience with a new generation.