My Story Vault: From Fly Fishing to Fly-Cast Painting with Ben Miller

My Story Vault with Dr. Dennis Rebelo · Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 1m

Ben Miller grew up in Darrington, Washington, where his father encouraged him and his brothers to get outside, and where fishing, rivers, mountains, and imaginative play became part of daily life. His grandfather introduced him to fly fishing at eight years old, and Ben remembers tying early flies from materials he could find and experiencing the excitement of seeing a fish strike near his fly for the first time. In high school, Ben played football, basketball, and baseball, while a teacher encouraged his imaginative ideas through a school feature called “Ben’s World.” He later attended…