Mike Tayloe is the Owner and Director of Operations of Finns West, a unique company in the fly fishing industry that provides custom Wilderness First Aid courses and Emergency Action Plan development for fly fishing lodges, outfitters, guides, and staff. He has combined his professions as a wilderness paramedic and fly fishing guide to provide a much-needed and often overlooked service for our industry. Tayloe has been providing remote medical support and wilderness medicine education as a wilderness/remote paramedic for over two decades, from Mount Everest to Antarctica. Tayloe has guided for several outfitters in Colorado and spent multiple winters in Chilean Patagonia guiding for Lakutaia Heli Fishing Lodge on Cape Horn. Tayloe is currently an inshore fly and light tackle Charter Captain on the Inner Banks of North Carolina.

Don’t miss his unique class Whiskey & Duct Tape: What You Need to Know About Making Your Own First Aide Kit.