Sue (she/her) is originally from Massachusetts and grew up surfcasting for stripers with her parents and three siblings along the Rhode Island and Cape Cod beaches. She moved to Maine in 1989 and has been traveling to the tropics each winter to pursue bonefish, tarpon, and permit whenever possible. Now a retired Coast Guard Officer after 30 years of service, Registered Maine Guide, and Certified Casting Instructor (Fly Fishers International), she works part-time as an occupational safety consultant, fly fishing instructor, and guide. She resides in Harpswell, Maine with her spouse and partner of 37 years, spending many days year-round fishing the fresh and salt waters of Maine and traveling to other parts in pursuit of various species.