Grant Fraser has been fishing for over 40 years. He has been guiding for over 20 years in the Northern California Area for Trout, Salmon, Steelhead, Stripers, Bass and Shad, to name a few.

Outside of his career as a Computer Engineer, Grant has had significant involvement with many environmental groups, including Fishing, Conservancy and Water groups for the past 20 years.

Grant resides in Auburn, CA with his wife, Therese, of 37 years. They have 3 children and 8 grandchildren.

Grant's motivation for being active in environmental causes is to have a legacy to pass on to his family and descendants for generations to come.

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Bill Carnazzo has been fly fishing for nearly 50 years, and guides Northern California, including the Middle Fork American drainage (including the Rubicon, the North Fork of the Middle Fork, and all other streams and tributaries of this drainage).
Bill is also a master fly tyer who ties at many fly fishing shows. He was recently awarded the coveted “Ned Long Fly Tyer of the Year” award by the Northern California Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers.
He was a founding member of Granite Bay Flycasters and has been club president twice.
When not guiding, Bill teaches fly tying classes for GBF, beginning fly fishing at Sierra College in Rocklin, California, and clinics on nymphing and pocket water fishing.

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Bill Templin is an Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Water Resources after his transfer from a similar position with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board in April 2009.

 Bill is a native Californian, raised in the Central Valley of California (Tulare) until he went away to college.

He graduated from Humboldt State University in 1973 with a B.S. in Natural Resources.

In 1974 he began a career with the U.S. Geological Survey, as a Hydrologist.

Bill received a Masters in Public Administration (with a minor in Water Resource Engineering) from Sacramento State University in 1992.

Bill remained with the USGS until he retired in July 2003. After retiring from the USGS, Bill did some water resources consulting on his own before he was selected as the Watershed Coordinator for the North Fork American River Watershed. He held that position from June 2004 until October 2007, when he began his career with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board.

Bill has been an Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Water Resources since April 2009. For 1.5 years before this position Bill held a similar position with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, a position he accepted after his 3.5 year grant ran out as the Watershed Coordinator for the American River Watershed Group.

Bill is actively involved as a Board Member on a number of non-profit watershed and sportsmen’s organizations in the Sacramento and Fresno areas.

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