Shannon Olson
Shannon’s day jobs have consisted of being a police officer or a sheriff’s deputy for over a twenty years. He has patrolled the streets for many years and investigated many crimes. He was a law enforcement instructor for the State of Oklahoma and taught many people concealed weapon courses. He has served in the Oklahoma National Guard and has taught Hunter Safety to many youth and adults across the State of Oklahoma.
Shannon is a very outspoken person with a sense of humor that goes for days. Not a day goes by where he doesn’t tell a ridiculously funny story or play tricks on his Co-workers, friends, or family. Humor follows him around and is contagious to all that meet him. He is a God fearing man that loves his family. He is an old fashioned type of person that believes in living life and enjoying every day you are given. He currently resides in Elmer, Oklahoma and continues to fish every chance he gets.
Shannon has a deep love for fly fishing and fly tying and being outdoors in God’s creation. This has taken him all over the country on many adventures. It has been a long time dream of his to be able to write his stories and share them with others.
Shannon has written multiple best selling books about his adventures in the outdoors and when he is not at work writing another book he is out living those stories with family and friends.
In the 1990’s Shannon started the company I’ve Got Bugs, to share his passion for Fly-fishing and Fly-tying with others. Shannon has years perfecting the Art of Hand-Tied Flies which are currently sold at various Fly Fishing Shops across Oklahoma as well as online. Shannon loves to teach the Art of tying flies and has a YouTube channel featuring the instructions and uses of different Flies.
