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Capt. John McMurray
Profession	Fly FIshing and Light Tackle Fishing Guide
Career	Grant Director for the Norcross Foundation
Home Waters	Jamaica Bay, New York
Method(s) of Fishing	Fly Fishing and Light Tackle Jigging and Plugging
Favorite Fish	Striped Bass ( Rockfish), Bluefin Tuna
Favorite Lure/Fly	Whatever is catching that day
Places Fished	East Coast, Bahamas, Asia, Latin America
Favorite Place to Fish	Wherever the fish are!
Boat (s)	20' Maritime Skiff and a 21'Seacraft
Favorite on the Water Snack	Cookies
Favorite Food	All seafood
Favorite Music	Classic Rock
Website	One More Cast Charters

After obtaining an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Loyola College in Maryland, Captain John McMurray served in the US Coast Guard for four years as a small-boat coxswain and marine-fisheries boarding officer. After his enlistment was up he was recruited to become the first Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation Association New York, a recreational fishing advocacy group. He is currently the Director of Grants Programs at the Norcross Wildlife Foundation in New York, which has distributed over $20 million in conservation grants since 1982, much of it directly targeted for protection of marine fish and habitat.

Capt. John is also owner and primary operator of “One More Cast” Charters in Jamaica Bay New York, volunteering his time as the Conservation Chair of the Professional Flyfishing and Light Tackle Guides Association. John writes the “Resource” Column for Flyfishing in Saltwaters and is the NY/NJ editor at TidalFish.com. He is a regular contributor to Saltwater Sportsman, Shallow Water Angler and Sportfishing, and has had feature articles and/or photography published in Saltwater Flyfishing, Tide Magazine, L.I. Fisherman, Noreast Saltwater, and the New York Times. You can contact him at 718 791-2094 or [email protected]