About WCA

Management Team

Geordie Gillett, Managing Partner

Geordie oversees Grand Targhee Resort and WorldCast Anglers, as well as the Complete Fly Fisher in Wise River, MT and a variety of retail and commercial businesses in Victor and Driggs, ID. Geordie received his B.A. from Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. He received his Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Finance degrees from the University of Denver in Denver CO. Geordie and his family live in Alta, WY. He is on the board of many Teton Valley community organizations, including the Teton Valley Foundation, Teton Basin Ice and Recreation, and Teton Area Advisory Forum.

Mike Dawes, Partner/Guide

Mike joined the WorldCast Anglers management team in November of 2001 and currently serves as the President of the company. His family has deep roots in the world of fly fishing as his grandfather helped found Deep Water Cay Bonefishing Club in the late 50's. With instructors like his grandfather and his dad making sure he got a fast start in angling, Mike has been immersed in the sport since the age of five when he caught his first trout on the fly. A graduate of St. Lawrence University in 1996, Mike moved to Denver, where he received a MBA in Marketing from University of Denver Daniels College of Business in 2000. Mike has been featured on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, OLN, Fish & Fly Magazine, The Angling Report, ORVIS Catalog, Fly Fishing Trade and others.

Jim Hickey, Partner/Guide

Jim lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with his wife Jenny, son Cal and beagle JR. Along with helping to manage WorldCast Anglers operations, Jim also oversees the Western Rivers Professional Guide School, specializing in training and placing fly-fishing guides in the Rocky Mountain West and throughout the world.
Jim started fly fishing as a youngster on the rivers of North Carolina and Virginia. After graduating from Hampden-Sydney College in 1993, he moved to Wyoming to begin his professional fishing and guiding career. Fly fishing throughout the US and the world, Jim has enjoyed seeing new places with an angler's perspective.
Jim is a FFF Certified Casting Instructor, ClackaCraft and Orvis ProStaff member, professional fly tyer, and a member of the United States Fly Fishing Team. He has appeared on numerous TV episodes for ESPN and the Outdoor Life Network, including the Great Outdoor Games and the Fly Fishing Masters. Jim recently won Orvis Endorsed Guide of the Year for 2008.

Mike Dawkins, Business Development/Retail Manager

Mike grew up in Nashville, TN and developed a passion for fishing and hunting at a very young age. The fly rod had become a staple in every outdoor adventure and Mike began learning to fly-fish for warm water speicies and TVA Tailwater Trout. While attending Miami University, Mike created and implemented a fly-fishing program for the university's Outdoor Education Center that included clinics, workshops, and trips for students and faculty members and is now listed as a Miami University accredited class. Upon graduation, Mike moved West and started his career with the Orvis Company in their Cherry Creek retail location. He quickly moved up through the ranks and was promoted to Fishing Manager in the Jackson Hole store in February of 2005 and was selected as Fishing Manager of the Year for 2006. Mike is also actively involved in local conservation issues; in fact he is a board member for our local Trout Unlimited and Ducks Unlimited chapters. When not fishing the local area rivers, Mike can be found chasing upland birds and sitting in a duck blind with his black Labrador retriever, Tui.

Will Frohlich, Manager/Guide - Island Park

Will joined the WorldCast Anglers team in 2005 as a guide, and now manages the Island Park fly fishing operation on the world famous Henry's Fork River. Will now lives in Victor, ID with his wife Greta and their two yellow labs, Winston and Haley. Will has a diverse guiding and fishing background, which started in the back country waters of Charlotte Harbor in South West Florida and has grown to destinations all over the world. After graduating from Elon University in North Carolina with a Business Management Degree, it was time to move west. After becoming a standout guide for the WorldCast Anglers team, Will was eager to jump at the opportunity to join the management ranks.