Dan Kennaley

Dan is a fly fishing and outdoors writer who has been writing about the outdoors since 1983 when he first had an article published in Ontario OUT OF DOORS magazine. He was the magazine’s fly fishing editor from 1998 through 2015. Dan enjoys fly fishing in all its dimensions, from the heritage, history and literature of the sport, to fishing for trout and alternate species. He has been an adjunct lecturer in outdoor recreation at the University of Waterloo. In 2008, Dan won the Greg Clark Award for outstanding contributions to the arts of fly fishing at the Canadian Fly Fishing Symposium. He has been a popular guest speaker at fly clubs across the province, at the Canadian Fly Fishing Forum and at the Grand Opportunities Fly Fishing Forum and has been a fly tying instructor at the Canadian Fly Tying Symposium. Dan retired in 2019 as the Director of Engineering and Planning Services for the Township of Woolwich. Dan has also been a long time member of the KW Fly Fishers and in 2020 he became the President of the Club. Dan lives in Rockwood with his wife Jan, cats Tiger and Finnegan, and golden retriever Mitchell.