Ashley started fly fish guiding and instructing on the Youghiogheny River in 2014. Since then, she has taught many introduction to fly fishing courses and women's fly fishing courses. She has been a volunteer for Casting for Recovery Western Pennsylvania since 2014 and has helped with various Project Healing Water outings. She was awarded the Leon Chandler Award at the Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp in 2008 and was honored with the Behnke Award in 2019.