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Joe was our first addition to the professional guide team, after
being hired in the early part of the 1999 season. The overflow of
traffic was more than Steve could personally manage by himself.
Joe has been with Worley Bugger Fly Co. ever since and after seven
years, remains an
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The
relationship first began in 1997 after Joe stumbled upon the Worley
Bugger Fly Co. website searching for fly fishing information on the
Yakima River. He placed a call to the office of Worley Bugger and
after a brief conversation, hired Steve to guide him and a companion
for three days on various sections of the Yakima. Over the
three days period, Joe and Steve seem to take to each other, as a
certain blending of personalities, chemistry and interests in the
same life pursuits were apparent. They have been close, like
brothers ever since. |
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Joe grew up
in the hillside streets of Magnolia, a suburb of Seattle. His
father, Joe Taller Sr. is a well known and respected Washinton State
Legislator. He also spent many years working as a top executive for the Boeing
Company, helping to build it into the successful company it is today. |
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Joe
excelled in sports while growing up in the metropolis of Seattle.
Tennis, dirt track riding, football and sailing were some of his passions. In
the late 1970's, a family friend introduced Joe to trout fishing
with artificial flies on a small Central Washington trout stream.
Since then, Joe's enthusiasm for fly fishing has lead him across the
Northwest in search of trout, salmon and steelhead. |
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Joe spends
many of his days on the waters of the Yakima throughout the year as
well as pursuing Steelhead and several species of salmon on the
famous Green and Snoqualmie Rivers of Western Washington. |
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He is a close family
man, dedicated to his wife Terry aka "the miraculous preparer of the
feast" and his nine
year old daughter Stacy. When Joe's not fishing you may see him
cruising on the highways of Washington on his black custom Harley Road King.
He has countless hours meticulously building this machine over the past several years. |
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Joe like any of
our professional guides here at Worley Bugger Fly Co., excels with people of
all skill levels. We are sure you will benefit spending a day with him on any
of our guided tours.
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After meeting
Joe and spending days upon days casting flies over various waters around the
west, I was convinced his passion for life and fishing would be a
true asset to the Worley Bugger Fly Co. I was correct in
assuming this. Since Joe joined us, he has helped the company
grow and prosper into one of the most respected fly fishing
outfitting businesses in the country. For his help, the Worley
Bugger family thanks him.
I am confident you will benefit in sharing your
fishing
day with him.
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