I was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1955. I lived all over the mid west growing up and moved to Texas when I was 24. I moved to Florida when I was 31 and now consider Florida my home. After several moves in the St. Petersburg area I once again moved North. Yes, not far but still North to Citrus County and bought a place on the Withlacoochee River.

When I moved to Citrus I did what most folks do and I explored the area and with a couple of the boat tours. Living on what I thought was the perfect place on this beautiful river, I could not believe that no one was doing the tours in this area. After a year or so on the river I found out why. The river can be tricky with all of its rocks. The river tends to rise and fall each year depending on rainfall. After doing some of the tours in the area and talking to some of the guides I found  I needed a Captains license. I went to Crystal river and signed up for my Captains license course. After  passing the course with flying colors and replacing several propellers  I talked to Tim Channel, owner of Stumpknockers, about starting the tours from behind the restaurant. And the rest is history. I have been doing the tours since 1997 and plan to be here for as long as I can drive a boat and spot the wildlife.

I met  Martha Isabel on one of my tours  in 1999 and by 2002  I convinced her this was the perfect place and I was the perfect man. We were married on May 17th 2003.

I now live a great life, with a beautiful woman, in a wonderful place along the banks of the Withlacoochee River.