New Zealand Maori female angler, Sharna Parker, learned to fly fish on a holiday she took to Alaska in 2017. She fell in love with the sport instantly. From there, Sharna spent 3 consecutive years jumping between the Bristol Bay and New Zealand trout seasons.
Sharna is a travelled angler, fishing for trophy brown trout in New Zealand’s gin clear waters, Spey fishing for Steelhead on the Olympic Peninsula, Atlantic Salmon on the Gaula River in Norway, to the rich waters of Alaska.
When Sharna is not fly fishing, you’ll find her climbing mountains, sleeping on airport floors between travel destinations or working on her family’s farm in “the sticks” of Taranaki. Sharna is witty, passionate and fun to be around. Her favorite Bauer reel for New Zealand is our RVR 4/5.
- Email Sharna: sharnabrown27@live.com
- Sharna’s Instagram: @inshargram