The Nut Graf
Just playing Doc Holliday to the Wyatt Earps of the fish and wildlife conservation world…
The Story
For more than 30 years I worked in Washington, DC’s government relations game. Yeah, that means mostly I was a lobbyist.
In July of 2008 I left Washington, returned to civilization and started pursuing my passion for fly-fishing and conservation.
I hung out my shingle as The Middle River Group to provide organizations and businesses an experienced and authoritative voice for conservation issues. I work on policy development, messaging, coalition building, and political analysis.
I spend a lot of “pro-bono” time as a board member of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association where I chair the Government Relations and Affiliates Committee.
I was also a columnist and freelance writer. I wrote an outdoor column for The News Virginian.
When I have the time I still do a little teaching and guiding mostly in and around the picturesque mountain streams here in the Shenandoah Valley.
The Interviews
On the Eat More Brook Trout blog: 20 Questions: Tom Sadler
On the Chi Wulff blog: People of Fly Fishing: 10 Questions with Tom Sadler (Part 1) and (Part 2)
The Guiding Gig
I do all my guiding for Mossy Creek Fly Fishing in Harrisonburg, VA. Please contact them to book a tenkara trip!
The Social Scene
I am social sort, you can find me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+ and GoFISHn
