Capt. Conway Bowman

Conway X Bowman is a USCG-licensed captain who pioneered fly fishing for Mako sharks over 27 years ago.  He has fly fished and guided around the globe from the jungles of Thailand to the remote lakes and rivers of Alaska.

Conway is regarded as one of the top fly fishing guides and anglers in the world.  His pioneering of not only Mako sharks on the fly, but also west coast saltwater fly fishing has been featured in many books, and he is the author of “The Orvis Guide to Saltwater Fly fishing: 101 tips for the Absolute Beginner“.

Conway resides in the coastal town of Encinitas, CA, with his marine biologist wife, Michelle, and their boys Maximillian and Jackson.