Wayne Van Burger
A teacher and coach for 35 years, Wayne was recognized twice as Oregon Career Educator of the Year and once as National Career Educator of the Year.
As Head Wrestling Coach for 21 years at Marshfield High School, his teams placed first or second in district for 20 of the 21 years, with a combined record of 238 Wins, 72 Losses and 6 Draws.
One of his greatest honors as a coach was being inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005.
Wayne earned his Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Social Sciences and Education from Western Oregon University, and an Administrative Degree in Education from the University of Oregon.
Wayne feels right at home in front of the camera where he can still educate and introduce people to the beauty of the world that surrounds them.
A fifth generation Oregonian, Wayne grew up with a fishing rod in hand and a love of the outdoors. His goal is to share that passion through The Joy of Fishing.
Travis Cooper
Creative success for Cooper began in Las Vegas in motion design and 3D animation. He quickly branched out as an editor, photographer and post-production producer.
The technical nature of his creative work led Cooper into an engineering position where he designed and supervised several video production facilities. He developed one of the first programs to integrate DV equipment and content into a professional video workflow. Cooper holds a commercial First Class Radiotelephone License from the FCC.
Cooper’s work has been seen on television stations worldwide in addition to the Discovery Channel, A&E, The History Channel and PBS.
With his blend of creative talent and technical skills Cooper evolved into a commercial photographer and designer.
From engaging websites, package design and state of the art illuminated signage, Cooper has been a repeat favorite of corporate clients and government agencies.
Tony Pagliei
Professional fly designer, warmwater fly fishing guide, freelance writer, video/book author and video producer from East Lansing, Michigan.
Tony is a member of several National Pro Staff Advisory teams (Daiichi, Gudebrod and Pacific Fly Group). Fly fishing is his passion but if catching a fish requires other techniques, he’ll embrace the opportunity at hand. Fishing is fishing!
The Joy of Fishing Team welcomes him as our East Coast Account Executive. He’s no stranger to the inter-workings of a full-time out-of-doors television production company with a semi-national television production (The Modern Fly Fisher) under his belt.
A native Western New Yorker, Tony now resides in the Great Lakes State of Michigan for the past 18 years with his wife and two children. Exploring all the fisheries of this vast region has to offer is his lifelong quest. It’s truly the “joy of fishing” for this modern angler!