Enhance Your Experience. Connect Our Community. Conserve The Resource.
At onWater our mission is to provide modern technology to enhance the fly fishing experience for anglers, connect our vast community of industry stakeholders and protect our resources.
For anglers, our platform consolidates the myriad of resources available in a single, simple, intuitive and personalized app to better inform, plan, manage, relive and enhance their days on water.
For fly fishing professionals onWater seeks to provide solutions to create a greater level of intimacy with their customers, improving operational efficiency and growing their businesses.
A core value that runs through everything we do at onWater is our commitment to conservation and the protection of our resources.
From contributing a portion of our revenue to conservation partners, supporting conservation events and activities or just promoting ethical behavior within our community, we believe it is our moral responsibility to give back.
The onWater team is comprised of a passionate and seasoned group of fly fishing professionals with nearly 150 years of professional experience and time on the water. From professional outfitters, lodge owners, fly shop owners, fly fishing instructors and authors we have touched nearly every corner of our sport. From these perspectives we have a deep understanding of what’s important to anglers and fly fishing professionals. onWater was developed by anglers and professionals FOR anglers and professionals.
We look forward to seeing you on water!
Meet The Team
Scott Carver
CEO / Co-Founder
Scott Caver
Home State: Colorado
Current Home Town: Boulder, CO and Ennis, MT
Favorite Species: Never met a fish I didn’t love
Favorite Fly: Salmon Fly
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: Trout Burn by John Gierach
Scott is a dedicated angler, entrepreneur, fishing industry veteran, and technology industry innovator. With more than 40 years of executive-level management experience in both insurance technology and the outdoor recreation industry, Scott’s passion for fishing and technology fuels the vision for the onWater app and digital platform. Prior to onWater, Scott founded and built two of the most acclaimed human resource and insurance technology firms in the United States. Most recently, Venture and private equity-backed PlanSource was acquired by Vista Equity Partners. In 2002, his angel-backed company, SYLINQ, was acquired by Fortune 500 Company, Ceridian. Scott retired from PlanSource in May 2019. In addition to his success in the technology business, Scott is the founder and majority owner of the Madison Valley Ranch, one of the preeminent guest ranches in the Rocky Mountains. The Madison Valley Ranch is an Orvis Endorsed, full-service guest ranch located in Ennis, Montana and recently won the prestigious Orvis Endorsed Lodge of the Year. Scott has been married to his wife Lisa for 40 years. They have lived in Colorado that entire time and have been part of the Sage Creek community since 2002. They have two grown children and a son in law and fish and ski whenever they can.
Tim Harrington
Co-Founder
Tim Harrington
Home State: Colorado
Current Home Town: Boulder, CO
Favorite Species: Trout, but I’ll cast to anything that swims!
Favorite Fly: Royal Stimulator
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: Sex, Death, and Fly Fishing by John Geirach
Tim has been fly fishing nearly as long as he has been running successful businesses. With an angling repertoire that includes destinations throughout the world, Tim’s passion for discovering new frontiers in fly fishing is contagious. As a businessman Tim has owned and operated a high-end custom home business as well as garnering a reputation for innovative commercial buildings as well. Growing up in Michigan, Tim’s love for fly fishing began at an early age and has only grown over his adult life. When not running his construction businesses or providing leadership and insight for onWater Tim spends his time fishing, skiing, and adventuring with his family throughout the world.
Carla Stephens
Carla Stephens
Administrative Manager
Home State: Ohio
Current Home Town: Townsend, MT
Favorite Species: Brown Trout
Favorite Fly: The Bumble Bee
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: N/A
Carla lives in Townsend, Montana with her husband AJ, two cats, two poodles, peacocks, chickens, and guinea fowl. With Ohio farming roots, Carla’s love for animals comes as no surprise. After completing her in Animal Science degree she and AJ relocated to Montana. She worked with a cattle breed registry and for the conservation district before beginning her administrative work with onWater. Encouraged by a previous coworker, Carla took it upon herself to learn to fly fish using resources such as You Tube. Cast by cast and fish by fish her fly fishing confidence grew. With her free time, Carla enjoys hiking in solitude. “In Montana you can hike for miles and not see a single person. You have the whole forest or mountain to yourself.” Carla hopes to add llamas to her family for carrying gear on long backpacking trips. Now she just has to get AJ onboard.
Cole Pancake
Cole Pancake
Home State: West Virginia
Current Home Town: Morgantown, WV
Favorite Species: Native Brook Trout
Favorite Fly: Galloup’s Peanut Envy
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: Dances with Trout by John Gierach or the “Longest Silence” Thomas McGuane, it depends on the mood
Cole grew up near the renowned trout rivers in West Virginia. His father taught him to fish at a young age, but Cole focused heavily on sports until an injury in high school. After two intense surgeries, he stepped away from sports and rediscovered fly fishing. The local rivers were slick making wade fishing difficult and dangerous. Cole overcame his fears by slowly testing his comfort levels in the river. “I was in a stream and I would hit a hatch. I felt like I was the only one out there. I got into the groove and just existed. The more I did it, the more I fell in love with it.” After studying Adventure Media in college and working for Barstool Sports in marketing, Cole was hired by onWater. He now serves as onWater’s Social Media Manager. Cole loves playing the guitar, tying flies, reading, and playing with his dogs. With an upbringing immersed in nature, moving into an apartment and to a city wasn’t easy. “It is when you are away from fishing that you figure out it’s for you.” Cole and his father still find time to fish, they are each other’s favorite fishing partners.
Drew Mumford
Drew Mumford
Home State: Montana
Current Home Town: Denver, CO
Favorite Species: Brown Trout
Favorite Fly: Copper John
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: The Curtis Creek Manifesto by Sheridan Anderson
I had a fishing rod in hand by the time I started walking.” Drew has a lifelong passion for all things fishing. He believes every species offers a different experience and challenge. “It has become a full blown obsession.” Throughout his career, Drew has worked a variety of different positions at various fly fishing companies, including Simms Fishing Products, Umpqua, and most recently as a map curator at onWater. Collaborating with other anglers and learning about rivers across the country has Drew confessing onWater often doesn’t feel like a job at all. Drew moved from Montana to Colorado a few years ago and although he misses the solitude Montana offers, he believes the more populated fisheries have made him a better angler. Drew’s parents taught him to be deliberate and to approach every endeavor wholeheartedly. This mindset is apparent in not only Drew’s fishing but also in his work at onWater.
Eric Merchant
Eric Merchant
Mapping and Curation Program Manager
Home State: Minnesota, yep, you betcha!
Current Home Town: Helena, MT
Favorite Species: Brown Trout
Favorite Fly: Griffith’s Gnat (dry fly); Kreelex Minnow (streamer)–It’s a toss up? Of course, I love fishing the dry, but, there’s really nothing like the streamer grab!!
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: The River Why by David James Duncan
Eric is a self-proclaimed fishing and data addict. “My mind has been cluttered with fishing my whole life. And to get to many of these places I’ve had to geek-out with maps,” he says. In his late twenties, Eric moved west from Minnesota to Montana. Initially he balanced guiding on the Missouri and Blackfoot Rivers with his profession in the environmental protection industry. Working two jobs and with limited free time, Eric eventually decided to quit guiding and fish exclusively for fun. Eric loves traveling nationally and internationally, always incorporating fishing into his travel itinerary. After pursuing climate change and public health professionally for 23 years, Eric shifted his career and chose to prioritize family, fishing, and mental health. Always accompanied by his trusty golden retriever, Winston, he explores new waters and techniques pursuing fish on the fly. At onWater, he finds meaning and purpose in applying the professional skills he developed in his previous career to his new job helping the public enjoy the wonderful act of fly fishing.
Gloria Goñi-McAteer
Gloria Goñi-McAteer
Home State: Spain
Current Home Town: Big Timber, MT
Favorite Species: Any and all salt water species and in the meantime Bull Trout
Favorite Fly: Clouser Minnow (saltwater) and woolly bugger (freshwater)
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: An Entirely Synthetic Fish by Anders Halverson
Like all good things in life, fly fishing began as a courtship attempt for an adolescent Gloria. But soon enough she realized she was better suited for fly fishing than romance. With a Bachelor of Science in biology-mathematics and professional experience in photojournalism, Gloria works as a guide, writer, photographer, and OnWater curator. Gloria followed her curiosities around the globe to Chile to study salmon farming, to New Zealand to study the introduction of trout, and most recently to Montana to study cowboys and cutthroats. Gloria is fueled by her passion for environmental and social justice; she incorporates these topics into her pursuit of fish. Despite her Spanish roots and insatiable travelbug, Gloria finally settled in Montana with her trusty Aussie-doodle, Berto. Together they fish and photograph their adventures one river at a time.
Ian Harold
Ian Harold
Full Stack Engineer
Home State: Colorado
Current Home Town: Denver, CO
Favorite Species: Rainbow Trout
Favorite Fly: Any fly that helps me catch a fish
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: Basic Fly Fishing by Jon Rounds
Ian grew up exploring the mountains of Colorado and today they still provide inspiration and recreation. Ian’s first experience fly fishing came as a boy on the streams outside Estes Park. It has been decades since and now with onWater, Ian is excited to be involved in fly fishing again. Ian has worked extensively in engineering and development and is passionate about front end development in the mobile space. Ian is excited to be part of the onWater team because he feels it is uniquely positioned to be a force for good. He feels that when people are given enough information, conservation and respect for wildlife happen naturally. With a resume that includes Exclusive Resorts and Zillow, onWater’s users will benefit from Ian’s acumen and creativity. Ian can speak three human languages and two computer languages. He’s traveled the world and has spent extended time in Zambia, Chile, Argentina, Canada, and Mexico. When not improving onWater Ian enjoys rock climbing, riding around town on his motorcycle, hiking, and camping with his dog and boyfriend.
Josh Eaton
Josh Eaton
Home State: Montana
Current Home Town: Ennis, MT / Denver, CO
Favorite Species: Anything with fins
Favorite Fly: Girdle Bug
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: The Travers Comers series by Scott Waldie
Josh grew up skiing and fishing in Montana. “I was super fortunate to grow up in the Gallatin and Madison Valley.” Motivated by his interest in maps, map building, and the value of showcasing data in a visual platform, Josh studied GIS mapping/City Planning at Montana State University. After graduating in the spring of 2021 he continued spending his summers working on the rivers of southwest Montana where he and his family run a fly fishing outfitting business. Josh implements his map building skills within the Development and Curation teams at onWater. Growing up in the fly fishing industry and with a degree in mapping, Josh brings a unique perspective to onWater, in which he aims to provide publicly available information to beginner and expert anglers alike. Josh has been with the company since its start in the fall of 2020.
Joshua Roberson
Joshua Roberson
Home State: Georgia
Current Home Town: Townsend, MT
Favorite Species: Trout
Favorite Fly: $3 dip
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: Dynamic Nymphing by George Daniel
Joshua Roberson grew up recreating in the mountains of southern Appalachia. After graduating from The University of West Georgia in 2009 with a degree in Psychology, Josh spontaneously flew out west for a summer job at Yellowstone National Park. That one summer turned into three years of working and living in Yellowstone. During this time he met his future wife, Brittni. Together they spent 9 years living the ski-bum/fish-hippie lifestyle in a tiny apartment in downtown Bozeman. They recently purchased their first home north of Townsend, Montana. Currently, Josh guides fly anglers of all skill levels on various rivers across Western Montana. When he isn’t guiding or watching the Atlanta Braves, Josh enjoys lake fishing for carp or investigating nearby streams on his ATV. In the winter, he can be found punishing himself at the gym or snowboarding at the local ski hills.
Kevin Mann
Kevin Mann
Home State: Utah
Current Home Town: Ogden, UT
Favorite Species: Trout
Favorite Fly: Elk hair caddis
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: The River Wide
Kevin is a passionate outdoorsman and when not pursuing the latest knowledge in technology he can be found hiking, fishing, and exploring with his wife, Erin.
Lesley Agostinelli
Lesley Agostinelli
Home State: Pennsylvania
Current Home Town: Fleetwood, PA
Favorite Species: Palomino Trout
Favorite Fly: Pheasant Tail Nymph
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: My Life Was This Big By Lefty Kreh
Lesley graduated from Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, earning a degree in Animal Science. For many years she worked as a vet technician and an equestrian studies instructor. Lesley lives on a beautiful horse farm in Pennsylvania with her daughters and a crew of furry friends. With her free time, Lesley finds peace fly fishing, walking the riverbank, and hiking through forest trails. Lesley is proud and blessed to have been born and raised a fisherwoman, undoubtedly next to some of the finest fly fishing streams in the country. Initially she was drawn to fly fishing because of her love of intricate observation and the connection to nature it provides. The undeniable thrill and sense of accomplishment watching a fly line unroll into a perfect cast and the hope of landing of a tricky trout keep her coming back for more.
Patrick Straub
Patrick Straub
Home State: Montana
Current Home Town: Bozeman, MT
Favorite Species: Permit
Favorite Fly: Hair-wing Dun: EP Spawning Shrimp because it caught my first permit.
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: Where Water Comes Together with Other Water by Raymond Carver
Growing up at the headwaters of the Missouri River near Bozeman, Montana, rivers are core to Patrick’s past, present, and future. Patrick has fished extensively in the US West and throughout the world. With nearly five decades of fly fishing experience, he’s caught fish on five continents. Before joining onWater he was one of Montana’s largest outfitters. He was the founder of Montana Fishing Outfitters, the Montana Fishing Guide School, the Montana Women’s Fly Fishing School, and owned Gallatin River Guides in Big Sky, Montana with his wife. His creative talents include content in The Drake, Midcurrent, Big Sky Journal, Mountain Outlaw, Fly Fisherman, Montana Outdoors, Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures, and other publications and platforms. As part of the onWater team Patrick is excited to help anglers enhance their passion for discovering new waters or becoming more intimate with their homewaters. Patrick is a committed conservationist donating and volunteering for local and national conservation and land trust organizations—he intimately understands the importance of resource protection and access enhancement. Living with his family in southwest Montana, Patrick walks-the-walk as a committed conservationist, professional angler, and creative content manager and producer for onWater.
Ria French
Ria French
Map Curator
Home State: Montana
Current Home Town: Great Falls, MT
Favorite Species: Brown Trout
Favorite Fly: Goldie
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: Chop Wood, Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf. While it’s not a “fly fishing” book, it taught me to embrace the challenge of my fly fishing career goals each day. And most importantly to develop a heart posture of gratitude while embracing those challenges, because there really isn’t a better industry to be working in!
Ria began fly fishing on the banks of the Missouri River accompanied by her father, a British angler who found a home in Great Falls, Montana. When Ria was still in elementary school her father passed from cancer. This tragedy motivated her medical studies and a ten-year career as an EMT. Fly fishing was Ria’s saving grace during this inevitably stressful job. After fishing with a female outfitter in the area, Ria’s curiosity for guiding grew. She worked two full-time EMT jobs, saved for her first drift boat, and in the summer of 2021 logged over a hundred days of guiding on the Missouri River. She has found gratifying work through guiding and her involvement with Mending Waters, an organization devoted to the well-being of veterans through fly fishing. Ria’s six-year-old son Kolton is her best fishing buddy. By fishing at his pace and stocking the tackle box with candy, she instilled the same love for fishing in Kolton as her father instilled in her. When she isn’t hard at work with onWater, you can find Ria rowing down the river, netting Kolton’s trophy trout, and keeping her two boat dogs out of too much trouble.
Shalon Hastings
Shalon Hastings
Brand Strategy, Content, and Curation
Home State: Born in Alaska, raised in Minnesota
Current Home Town: Coos Bay, Oregon
Favorite Species: Wild steelhead
Favorite Fly: Almost any size 5 Hair-wing.
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: Trey Combs Steelhead Fly Fishing
Shane’s passion for brand identity, marketing, and sales is nearly as big as his desire to chase wild steelhead. With decades of running successful marketing campaigns and helping companies establish themselves, Shane is committed to the core of the fly fishing industry. Shane has experience in retail, wholesale, strategy, and sales. With industry acumen and marketing savvy, he will work across all levels at onWater. Shane is a valuable member of the content and marketing team, as well as a talented curator. He is looking forward to curating maps that will give anglers memorable experiences on the water and working with the marketing team to help grow the onWater brand. Shane was born on a small island town in southeast Alaska where he spent his first three years of life surrounded by salmon and halibut and spent his tweens and teens in the suburbs of Minneapolis. Since year one, fishing has been a major part of his life. Most of this fishing has taken place in Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, he has put his time in chasing permit in Belize, roosters in Baja and Atlantic Salmon in Iceland, which kicked off his unhealthy steelhead addiction. Shane’s best days on the river are spent with his wife Hannah and Black Lab Quinnie and on occasion, a wild steelhead encounter.
Shane Stalling
Shane Stalling
Home State: Born in Alaska, raised in Minnesota
Current Home Town: Coos Bay, Oregon
Favorite Species: Wild steelhead
Favorite Fly: Almost any size 5 Hair-wing.
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: Trey Combs Steelhead Fly Fishing
Shane’s passion for brand identity, marketing, and sales is nearly as big as his desire to chase wild steelhead. With decades of running successful marketing campaigns and helping companies establish themselves, Shane is committed to the core of the fly fishing industry. Shane has experience in retail, wholesale, strategy, and sales. With industry acumen and marketing savvy, he will work across all levels at onWater. Shane is a valuable member of the content and marketing team, as well as a talented curator. He is looking forward to curating maps that will give anglers memorable experiences on the water and working with the marketing team to help grow the onWater brand. Shane was born on a small island town in southeast Alaska where he spent his first three years of life surrounded by salmon and halibut and spent his tweens and teens in the suburbs of Minneapolis. Since year one, fishing has been a major part of his life. Most of this fishing has taken place in Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, he has put his time in chasing permit in Belize, roosters in Baja and Atlantic Salmon in Iceland, which kicked off his unhealthy steelhead addiction. Shane’s best days on the river are spent with his wife Hannah and Black Lab Quinnie and on occasion, a wild steelhead encounter.
Simon Chu
Simon Chu
Home State: New Zealand!!!
Current Home Town: Bozeman, MT
Favorite Species: Trout
Favorite Fly: Dry…. Any..
Favorite Fly Fishing Book Other Than A River Runs Through It: Fly-Fishin’ Fool: The Adventures, Misadventures, and Outright Idiocies of a Compulsive Angler by James R. Babb
Simon is a proud Kiwi (New Zealander) who has been involved in the fly fishing and business development industries for over thirty years. While in New Zealand, Simon managed the International Strategy and Business Unit for the oldest university in New Zealand. In this role Simon was responsible for generating ten percent of the university’s income. He also negotiated and worked with business to business, agency to agency, and agency to business transactions in amounts of up to six figures. When he moved to Bozeman, Montana he shifted his work exclusively to the fly fishing industry. Working in the business development and academic professions prepared him well for his true passion of guiding and instructing at Fly fishing schools. His business development background has prepared him for his role as Director of Product at onWater. “Fishing has been a real gift to me and has been an avenue for travel, friendship, and being present in the moment,” Simon says. Simon lives by the quote by Henry David Thoreau, “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.
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