TAKING AIM | RIO Welcomes Curtis Ciszek to the Squad

Curtis Ciszek has always had a way with water. He spent his early days circumnavigating oceans on a liveaboard sailboat with an all-time crew that included his sister, brother, mom and pops. Then the mountains pulled, and its rivers came a-knocking. Today, this longtime pro snowboarder turned flyfishing guide deftly blurs the seasonal lines, transitioning between sessioning the Cascade Range backcountry and missioning for summer-run steelhead on central Oregon’s Deschutes River. It’s a good life... if you can get it. And the only way to maintain it, he says, is simple: “Wade deep, cast far and keep fishing.”
Welcome to Team RIO, Curtis (and Rowlf).

[@dusty_lalik]

Yeah curtis, tight lines!

[@Leavenotraceexpeditions]

Hard working guide!

[@mdaley3102]

What a cast

[@myrlstone8904]

I have minimal use for Spey in my area, but picked up the skill for the pure enjoyment and beauty of the casting technique.

[@Maverick-757]

I wish I could cast like that!

[@erikhancock98569]

🏂🎣🏄🤙