Your Guide, Shane Thombs would like to welcome you to a fishing adventure you will never forget.
Experience:
- 30 years fishing Lake Ontario 25 years in the Charter fishing industry.
- 13 years original Fisheries Management Zone 20 Advisory Council (est. 2008)
- Seminars on Great Lake Fishing at Sportsmen’s Shows, Salmon School, and Local Fishing Club meetings.
- 25 years in Sales and consulting for Tackle industry.
- Specialized sales of Downriggers at Fishing and Sportsmen’s Shows
- Featured in various fishing publications including Ontario Out Of Doors magazine.
- Various Tournament wins on Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
- Proudly sponsored by Team CanadaPro product lines including OKUMA, Sunline and LIVETARGET Lures, Eskimo. Also supported by Altool Automation and Manufacturing, Wackm’ Tackle, A-TOM-MIK Tournament Flies and Grimsby Tackle.
Captain Qualifications:
- Small Commercial Vessel Operator Proficiency
- Marine Emergency Duties A3
- Basic Marine First Aid St John Ambulance.
- Radio Operator Certificates for Marine and Aeronautical with Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
- Canadian Power Squadron Boat Pro Course with Pleasure Craft Operator Card,
Off the Water:
- A father of two and and a husband of 18 years
- Parishioner of Beamsville’s Trinity United Church
- Project Management Professional (2020), Project Management Institute
- Graduate of Geographic Information Systems from Niagara College and also a graduate of Sir Sanford Fleming college from the Aquaculture Technician program.
- 18 years employed by the City of Hamilton, Public Works Department
- Active Toastmaster member