1347 W Ramshorn St, Dubois, WY 82513
Wind River Outfitters operates at the edge of the wild in Dubois, Wyoming — a small town perched at the gateway to the Wind River Mountains and the vast high-altitude fishing country that lies beyond. The Winds contain more than 1,300 lakes and hundreds of miles of streams above 9,000 feet, holding populations of wild golden trout, cutthroat, brook trout, and grayling that have been isolated from the modern world since the last ice age. This is backpacking and horsepacking country, where the fishing improves with every mile gained from the trailhead and solitude is the standard rather than the exception.
Wind River Outfitters specializes in high-country pack-in expeditions — either by foot or by horse — that deliver anglers to remote lake basins and stream drainages that rarely see fishing pressure. The outfitter also covers the Wind River below Boysen Reservoir, where large brown trout congregate in the tailwater, and the warm-water fisheries of the Bighorn Basin within reach of Dubois. The shop itself stocks high-country specific gear with an emphasis on lightweight packable equipment, durable waders suited to cold mountain lakes, and a fly selection that covers the unique hatches of alpine environments: small Baetis, damselflies, midges, and the small stimulator and elk hair patterns that draw cutthroat and goldens from crystal clear water. For the angler willing to earn their fish, Wind River Outfitters is the key that opens one of the finest wilderness fishing landscapes in North America.
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Mountain Whitefish
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Snake River Cutthroat Trout
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Walleye
“A five-day horsepacking trip into the Winds with Wind River Outfitters is the finest fishing experience I've had in 40 years with a fly rod. We fished alpine lakes at 11,000 feet for golden trout that had never seen a fly. The guides managed the horses flawlessly, cooked extraordinary camp meals, and knew every basin in the range. The fishing was almost secondary to the sheer beauty of the country. Almost.”
“Planned a backpacking trip into the Winds specifically to fish for cutthroat and the staff at Wind River Outfitters helped me plan every detail — permits, access, trail conditions, fly selection for each drainage. The lakes delivered everything they described. Wild cutthroat eating size 14 elk hair caddis in a cirque basin with no other anglers for miles. Incomparable.”
“Went with Wind River Outfitters for a guided float on the Wind River below Boysen. The tailwater section held enormous brown trout and the guide found fish in every run. Incredibly productive day on a river I knew nothing about. The shop advice on the Winds backpacking lakes was equally valuable — spent two days up there afterward and absolutely destroyed it on small dries.”
