JOHN SHEARER
HOMETOWN: KALAMAZOO, MICHIGANAbout
Started working for Tahoe Sport Fishing in 1990 as a deckhand for the original owner, Dean Lockwood. Seven years later, he and his wife, Shannon Shearer, purchased the business in 1997 and have been running it since then (with a little bit of help from their two kids who grew up in the family business).
Fun Facts
John & Shannon started Marine Research & Education, Inc., a non-profit designed to promote environmental awareness and the conservation of the Lake Tahoe Basin using simple, easy-to-understand methods and language. Visit their site to learn more!
Favorite Place to Fish: Florida Keys
Favorite Fish to Eat: Blackened fish if forced to have fish (he actually does not like fish)
ZACH GORDON
HOMETOWN: CHICO, CALIFORNIAFun Facts
You can find him snowmobiling or dirt biking in his free time.
Favorite Place to Fish: West Shore @ Lake Tahoe
Favorite Fish to Eat: Fresh Sockeye from the Lake
ROBERT EGGERS “BOBBY”
HOMETOWN: SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIAFun Facts
Started working for Tahoe Sport Fishing as a taxi boy at the age of 12.
Favorite Place to Fish: Anywhere there is water and fish.
Favorite Fish to Eat: Rockcod Salmon, & Trout to name a few.
SAMMY GARCIA
HOMETOWN: PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNIAFun Facts
I come from a family line of commercial and sport fisherman!
Favorite Place to Fish: Anywhere on the Ocean
Favorite Fish to Eat: Rockcod Salmon
CESAR MEDINA
HOMETOWN: LOS ANGELES, CAFun Facts
Gets extremely sea sick.
Favorite Place to Fish: Coronado Islands
Favorite Fish to Eat: Yellow Tail (Hamachi)
ANDREW HOLZER
HOMETOWN: FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDAFun Facts
No one in my family liked to fish except me. I started fishing at age 3!
Favorite Place to Fish: Florida Keys
Favorite Fish to Eat: Hogfish
ZACH SHEARER
HOMETOWN: SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CAFun Facts
I was the marina dinghy boy starting at the age of 8 for Tahoe Sport Fishing.
When did you start fishing? Out of the womb
Favorite Place to Fish: Florida
Favorite Fish to Eat: Sushi