A Florida native, Cochran grew up in the art community of St. Augustine and earned art degrees in ceramics and painting at the internationally known and respected Art and Printmaking Department of the University of South Florida.

Not content with the life of a starving artist, Vaughn moved to Key West in search of a life on the water, dedicated to perfecting his fishing hobby and hoping to avoid adding the title of starving fishing guide to his resume. As luck would have it, skill and good fortune intervened. Playing bass guitar with Jimmy Buffet by night and by day, hunting big bonefish, tarpon and permit across the Lower Keys, Vaughn quickly became one of the most respected and successful fly fishing guides in the Florida Keys.

With money in his pocket and a wanderlust for flats over the horizon, Vaughn moved "down island", coming to managed some of the legendary fishing lodges of the Caribbean and Central America, including Parismina Tarpon Rancho in Costa Rica and Turneffe Island Lodge in Belize. Along the way, he nurtured his early artistic calling, and today his works have been displayed in a one man exhibition held at IGFA's main gallery, and are held in numerous private and corporate collections.

With his quick wit and entertaining laid back style, Cochran is a frequent host and guest of various fly-fishing TV shows including the popular "Spanish Fly" with fishing pal, Jose Wejebe. When he's not presiding over his popular and ever expanding retail business, Black Fly Outfitters, or hold up in his studio painting his newest tribute to the beauty of the backcountry, you'll find him and his flyfishing wife Jean, managing their newest project - Black Fly Bonefish Club, on Great Abaco island in the Bahamas. The Big Bones of the Bahamas are just too alluring for Vaughn to keep him at home, which he currently makes in St. Augustine.

To discuss your travel needs and the fishing opportunities offered by Bonefish Bimini, please call us direct at: 800-867-4764 or for your bonefishing questions, please call Vaughn Cochran at (904) 997-2220 or click here.

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