Moreno Borriero was born in South Africa in 1961 and has been a fly fisherman since 1982. In 2002, he became a professional guide and in the past years has become a Bamboo rodmaker and part of the Italian Bamboo rodmakers association. He is also President of a fly fishing club in Lucca (Tuscany) and is actively involved in environmental protection programs and in the creation and maintenance of "No Kill" river beats.