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Since Joshua was a little boy, he was fascinated with fishing. As a child, he used to spend his summers exploring the local ponds of his neighborhood in Pennsylvania. Catching bluegill, sunnies, and small mouth using jigs and bait became an obsession. When visiting his Grandmother on Long island, she knew she could entertain him by fishing for flounder off a local pier. As he grew older Joshua set his sights on following in his late Grandfathers footsteps as a Chef. Career driven, he worked his way through some local restaurants on weekends and after school. After High school Joshua set out to sew his wild oats in Colorado. Winter was occupied with snowboarding while summer was spent mountain biking and trout fishing. After receiving some pressure from his parents, Joshua took the next step in his culinary career by applying to the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont. The next few years became crucial for Joshua’s path to becoming a chef. He worked at some of the finest restaurants in the country, starting out at the bottom and diligently working his way up.

It was while waiting for a kitchen build out for a new job that Joshua was introduced to fly fishing. Joshua accepted an invite to fish Hat Creek and the Pitt River in Northern California. He was so taken with the experience that he purchased his first fly outfit on his ride home at The Fly Shop in Redding...And the rest, as they say, is history. He has been chucking bugs ever since!

Joshua currently lives in Windsor, California and owns Travel Creel Hospitality, a passion project that brings together fine dining with destination fly fishing. When not presenting food to guests, he busies himself presenting flies to fish. He is a knowledgeable fly fishing guide and his passion for food and wine is rivaled only by his voracious appetite for chasing coastal Steelhead and salt water species like Tarpon and Permit. You will thoroughly enjoy, and never forget a day spent with Joshua Schwartz. You better come ready to eat too!