Aimee Zwart
Owner, Wild By Nature Women
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Aimee was born and raised in Michigan where there was a lake in every direction. As a young child, she was fishing with a can of worms and a hook which eventually led to years of conventional fishing with her own boats. In high school, after purchasing her first aluminum boat she even engineered a bike wheel to the front so she could get it in and out of the water on her own. She still wonders why she didn’t have any dates back then!

Aimee moved to Colorado 11 years ago to pursue a life of climbing and mountaineering. After repeated setbacks with injury, she decided to learn something different and picked up the fly rod for the first time several years back. She was hooked! (see what we did there) Fly fishing has been a way for her to revitalize her relationship with the outdoor world and find that connection to nature again. Now, in her extensive travels all over the country, she seeks out the local waters and enjoys learning about the fish she has yet to catch.

From hooking rainbows in the Big Horn River of Wyoming and the White River of Arkansas to watching the browns rise at home on the Colorado, Aimee has shown a passion for fly fishing that is still expanding. These days, you can still find her climbing mountains…but now she has a fly rod strapped to her pack.

Jonathan D. Williams
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Jon was born in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1989 and lived in Florida until 1997, then moved to Cypress, Texas. His fondest memory and passion for fishing started at a young age when his father, David, chartered a deep-sea fishing boat from Surfside Beach, Galveston, Texas. After a grueling 70-mile trip into the Gulf, Jon used a large conventional fishing pole. With his father’s assistance, he cast only to find himself fighting a near 50 pound kingfish instantly. Kingfish! After pulling the massive Kingfish from the deep blue Gulf of Mexico, Jon’s love for fishing started.

Over the years, Jon mostly grew up conventional fishing small creeks, rivers, and Texas lakes. In 2010, Jon joined the United States Army as an Infantryman. This role has taken him all over the world, and he currently resides in Tennessee.

Here Jon discovered the beautiful rivers, creeks, and vast watersheds of Tennessee and was drawn into the alluring art of fly fishing. His newfound passion is finding himself lost on the back roads of Tennessee and Kentucky fly fishing in the tributaries and tailwaters of the Cumberland River, targeting the beautiful trout and his favorite species, the smallmouth bass. Jon is currently transitioning out of the Army to start his own outfitters, guide service, and fly shop in Tennessee.