Ben Rinker is co-owner of East Branch Outfitters (EBO) in Hancock, NY, along with his wife Cindy, and has been a guide on the Upper Delaware River for more than 25 years. EBO is a full-service fly fishing operation that offers top notch guide service, expert fly fishing instruction, and first class lodging accommodations along the beautiful lower east branch of the river. Ben is a great partner to FUDR and regularly lends his expertise and scientific knowledge of the river to multiple projects including the annual Canfield/FUDR Fly Fishing Camp for kids and the new fisheries investigation now underway on the Upper Delaware River.
Ben has an AS in music, BS in Biology, and an MS in Aquatic Ecology.