Stephen has been fishing for over thirty years , firstly on the small freestone streams and rivers in the northwest of England.

In his teens he started fly fishing on the small still waters and larger reservoirs in the northwest of England. He has been competing for several years , starting off fly fishing in local competitions before progressing to national competitions with the highlight representing England. Stephen is  also a member  the successful  competition team Ospreys as well as an ambassador for Vision Fly fishing UK and Partridge of Redditch. 

When not competing he ties his own flies where he enjoys experimenting with different and new materials. He has been part of the team on Fly Tyers Row at the British Fly Fair International , Irish Fly Fair and the  Glasgow Angling Centre  Open weekends, and has also written for fly fishing publications in the UK.