We Are Living Waters
What began as a local guide service in 2006 quickly grew into Round Rock’s first and only fly fishing retail shop in 2008. Since then, Living Waters Fly Fishing has become a hub for education, community, and conservation for fly anglers statewide.
Family owned and operated, with the support of an expert team, Living Waters Fly Fishing is proud to be Texas’ local fly shop, preparing anglers to fish across the state and beyond!
Purpose and Mission
To honor and glorify Jesus Christ by providing exemplary service, products, and information to every person who enters our doors and shares our waters.
To educate and equip future anglers to carry on the legacy of fly fishing. To be good stewards of our rivers and to make every effort possible to leave the environment better than we found it!
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. - John 7:38
Conservation Initiatives
Living Waters is proud to have been chosen as the first Trout Unlimited Gold business in Texas, a classification bestowed by TU National to businesses that go above and beyond the call of duty for coldwater conservation. It is not a status that can be bought. It can only be earned. We are proud to be more than just a fly shop and guide service. Beyond being closely involved with our local TU chapter, each year we host several weeks of curated fly fishing trips, during which our clients have the opportunity to actively participate in citizen science projects to protect native Rio Grande Cutthroat trout.
As a local Texas fly shop, we do not overlook our native warmwater species. Through our own Fly Fishing the Republic® line of merchandise, we have independently raised funds for native fish conservation throughout the range of the old Republic of Texas. In 2025 alone, Living Waters orchestrated the first Guadalupe Bass Repatriation on Brushy Creek and fully funded the first Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) genome project to make genetic data available for future scientific and conservation projects.
Living Waters Fly Fishing works in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department through on-the-water management projects, conservation-based citizen science, and the TPWD Angler Education Program.
Where you shop matters. We are so grateful to be able fund research and conservation projects as a result of our angling community’s support. Thank you for continuing to partner with us as we strive to preserve the future of our fisheries!
Meet Our Team
Chris Johnson
Founder
Michael Harris
Store Manager
Dustin Scott
Media & Ecommerce
Jim Kettleman
Guide
Marcus Rodriguez
Guide
Mason Pafk
Guide