Grateful Angler Fly & Lure Shop

Hi. My name is Paul Torrez and ever since I can remember, I have loved to be outside. Fly Fishing is just a natural extension of that love for all things nature. Fishing has been a passion of mine since as long as I can remember. From Norway to Oregon, the high Eastern Sierras to the gangster infested stocked trout ponds of Southern California. From Charleston to Maine! Wherever I have gone I have fished! What began as a passion has turned into a day "job".


I'll never forget the day my Dad (who did not fish ever) took me up to a creek with one if his street buddies in the local foothills and put some power-bait on my newly bought snoopy rod. We may have caught a fish or two but that was not the main take away. For me, it was the experience of being outside with my Dad, getting out of my boring neighborhood, hiking in the rain (yes, it was raining that day). and finally stepping into that creek. That was my first real adventure on the water! It was also the beginning to what has become a lifetime passion, maybe obsession and for the last six years a career on the water fishing :).


I previously worked in churches and non-profits. Then on May 7, 2013, I was diagnosed with a grade II brain tumor, which led to two brain surgeries, 1 year of chemotherapy and 30 days of radiation. This experience changed the course of my life. Suddenly I found myself pursuing my passion for fishing to the umph degree. It was while in recovery that I was given an opportunity to guide for a friend here in the Texas Hill Country. We embarked on a 4 day trip down the famed Devils River. I have not looked back since!!! Let's go fish!