Fly Fishing Friends Friday

Geri Meyer

​For lady anglers, finding a size of boot or wader can be challenging to say the least.  Big box retailers carry limited options, and brick and mortar fly shops yield even fewer choices.  Women are often forced to gamble with online products that claim to cater directly to them, or even worse try to wear men's sizes.  After experiencing this play out time and time again through 10+ years of co-owning a fly shop, Geri Meyer decided it was time to have a place that specializes in outfitting women wanting to jump into the fly fishing game! 

"Fly fishing is my connection to something bigger than myself.  I'm instantly connected to a beautiful world that I really didn't know existed before I started fishing." 

It was with this in mind that Athena & Artemis was created!  "Eventually I started hearing men say that their wives weren't comfortable fishing with a guide."  Geri began taking out wives and girlfriends while their male counterparts were being guided.  There was then a point where Geri realized she was pretty good at teaching ladies the ins and outs of fly fishing, and eventually those casual trips evolved into paid guide trips!

You'll be hard pressed to find someone who is doing more for the lady angler community.   From keeping beginners comfortable to outfitting folks across the country Geri is helping countless women break into fly fishing.  Her work doesn't stop there, however.  Conservation runs deep in her endeavors and aside from being an active member of TU, she is also very involved in Casting for Recovery on both the regional and national levels. 

By her own admission she has a colorful personality.  Fly fishing has a way of humbling anglers of all walks, and for Geri that's true.  "Many days I go out thinking I've got this, only to have my ass handed to me by a dozen 10 inch fish that I can't catch."  Isn't that something we can all relate to?  She has everything you'd want in a guide, fishing companion, and shop owner.  A sense of honesty, humor, kindness, patience, and helpfulness.  Fly fishing is her self-prescribed medicine, and she's sharing it with all who have the good fortune of crossing paths with her!

Follow along with Geri and Athena & Artemis on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or by checking out their website!

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