YOUTH
FLY FISHING TEAM ALUMNI
The United States Youth Fly Fishing Team, Inc. is dedicated to the development of a distinguished and skilled fly-fishing team that proudly represents the United States in FIPS-Mouche sanctioned international championships each year.
Just as important as the fishing, is the camaraderie and the cross-cultural connections that are made through the events. Team members are also involved in a number of other areas of fly fishing such as guiding, offering fly fishing tying clinics, participating in watershed preservation projects, and promoting environmental stewardship.
The team holds clinics across the United States that have top-notch instructors with a long history of competitive fly-fishing success. Clinic attendees are qualified for a National Championship which is part of the criteria used to pick the team. The top anglers are then selected to be a part of the World Championship Team which competes against countries from around the globe.
KAGE KOSSLER
Kage
is from Bend, OR and has been a member of Team USA since 2020. His favorite fly
is the Quilldigon and he enjoys fishing the Metolius River. The ‘never ending
learning curve’ is Kage’s favorite thing about fly fishing. A fun fact about
Kage is that he hates tomatoes!