About Neil Turner

Neil has been a long time loyal customer since our early days on McKinney Ave, and joined Tailwaters Fly Fishing Company full time as our GM in Fall 2019. In addition to being an avid fly fisherman, Neil brings a wealth of operations and business development experience to our team from his time as a multi store restaurant owner/operator. With a warm and loveable personality, Neil lives for customer service, building relationships, and maintaining a happy and productive work environment at the shop. After attending Texas Tech University, Neil spent time in Telluride Colorado working for Telluride Angler. Neil has two decades of experience fishing for trout throughout the US in Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, California, Alaska, and Arkansas. These days, if not in the shop you will likely find Neil in the Vail Valley, striper fishing on the Brazos, or on the Texas coast. Neil also sits on the board for Borracho Pescador out of Fort Worth that combines fishing and awareness to raise funds for Rett Syndrome in conjunction with Casting 4 A cure – chiefly through BP’s charitable redfish tournament each year in Port O’Connor, TX. Neil resides in East Dallas with his wife Lauren, and their two daughters Hazel and Winnie.