Wade the rivers. Float the lakes. On the Provo.In the Uintas.Tied by hand.
Guided walk-and-wade river trips and stillwater pontoon days, led by a Utah native who has been tying flies for more than 35 years.
Years at the tying vise
States: Utah & Idaho
Ways to fish: rivers & stillwater
Every fly, every fish
Walk & Wade
Freestone rivers, tailwaters, and small mountain creeks. We read the water on foot, working riffles, seams, and pocket water with dries, nymphs, and streamers.
Pontoon Trips
Reservoirs and high lakes fished from pontoon boats. Chironomids under an indicator, leeches on a slow strip, and big trout cruising the drop-offs.
Where We Fish
Hover or tap a water to take a look.
Regulations change. Check current Utah DWR and Idaho Fish & Game rules before you go.
Guided Days
Rivers
Four hours on the water. A great fit for a first trip, a short window, or a hot summer afternoon.
Rates vary by season & location
Rivers
Eight hours, lunch on the bank, and time to chase the hatch wherever it moves.
Rates vary by season & location
Stillwater
Reservoir or high-lake fishing from pontoon boats. Learn the stillwater game: depth, retrieve, and patience.
Rates vary by season & location
Stillwater Boats
Stable one-person pontoons that put you right on the fish. Hover to launch.
Quad Pontoon · Gray
Four air chambers make it stable, track straight, and shrug off the wind. Rowing is easy with the aluminum frame and oars. We run two of them.
Frameless Pontoon · Green
Light enough to carry to backcountry water, and ready to fish in about five minutes. The raised swivel seat gives you a good view of cruising fish.
At the Vise
After more than 35 years of tying, the flies we fish are matched to the bugs on these waters, not pulled off a store shelf.
A barbless hook goes in the vise and a thread base is laid down. Everything else is built on it.
Feather fibers, dubbing, and wire, sized and colored to match what's hatching on the Provo or the Henry's Fork this week.
A wrapped feather collar keeps a dry fly riding high, or gives a soft hackle its lifelike pulse.
A few turns, a drop of cement, and it goes in the box, ready for your trip.
Plan Around the Bugs
Pick a month. The bar under each month shows how good the fishing usually is. Timing shifts with snowpack, runoff, and weather.
Rivers
Stillwater
In the Box
Why Barbless
Barbless hooks come out fast and clean, so fish spend less time out of the water. It's how we fish every trip.
Your Guide
My dad took me fishing first, and I've been at it ever since. I've also been tying flies for more than 35 years: dries, nymphs and midges, streamers and leeches, and my own patterns built for the bugs on these waters.
I love the rivers and alpine lakes of the Uintas, small mountain creeks, and the stillwater reservoirs of southern Idaho, especially from a pontoon.
For years I've taken people out by request and by word of mouth. I especially enjoy teaching beginners and kids. As a HAM amateur radio operator, I can stay in contact even where cell service runs out.
You should go home with a sore stomach from laughing and a sore arm from casting or catching. Hopefully both.
Book a Trip
Tell us your dates, group size, and whether you'd rather wade a river or float a lake. We'll reply with options.