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Twenty-Five Years on Pennsylvania's Wild Limestone Streams
Pennsylvania
Domenick Swentosky is one of fly fishing's most respected voices -- author of the acclaimed Troutbitten blog (900+ articles), host of the most popular...
Tight-line nymphing · Mono Rig
Wild Cutthroats in the Shadow of the Tetons
Wyoming
Trent Kirkpatrick has spent over two decades guiding fly fishers on the waters of the Greater Yellowstone region from his base in Jackson, Wyoming. A ...
Snake River float trips · Dry fly fishing
Third-Generation Ghillie on Ireland's River Moy
Ireland
Paddy McDonnell is a third-generation ghillie on the River Moy whose family has guided salmon anglers on the river since his grandfather first started...
Atlantic salmon fishing · Wet fly and Spey casting
106 guides sorted A–Z
Tierra del Fuego·$600/day (1-2 anglers)
Sea-run brown trout specialist · Spey casting in heavy wind
Alejandro Fernandez is an Argentine fly fishing guide who has devoted his career to the sea-run...
Kola Peninsula·Included in camp package
Atlantic salmon specialist · Spey casting instruction
Alexei Volkov has guided Atlantic salmon anglers on the Ponoi River for over twenty seasons, making...
New Mexico
Rio Grande · Pecos River
Santa Fe's expert guide service with deep knowledge of canyon access across New Mexico's best trout...
Maryland
Wading Trips · Brown Trout
Orvis-endorsed guide service at Backwater Angler in Monkton, MD specializing in the Big Gunpowder...
Washington
Steelhead · Drift Boat Trips
Big Y Fly Co. guide service offering Klickitat River steelhead drift boat and wade trips. Based in...
Montana
Drift Boat · Tailwater
Full-day and half-day drift boat trips on the Bighorn River's 13-mile tailwater below Yellowtail...
Georgia
Wade Guiding · Trophy Brown Trout
Blue Ridge, GA guide team specializing in Toccoa River wade trips targeting wild brown and rainbow...
Mongolia·Included in trip package
Siberian taimen specialist · Mouse pattern fishing
Bold Batbayar is Mongolia's most experienced fly fishing guide, having spent eighteen years guiding...
Oregon
Steelhead · Spey Casting
North Umpqua specialist and well-regarded summer steelhead swinging guide. Brad has deep knowledge...
Colorado
Yampa River · Stagecoach Tailwater
Steamboat Springs' local outfitter offering guided trips on the Yampa River and Stagecoach...
Montana·$650/day (1-2 anglers)
Dry fly fishing · Nymphing
Bud Lilly's Trout Shop is one of the most legendary names in American fly fishing, a West...
Tennessee
Drift Boat Guiding · Trophy Brown Trout
Drift boat and wade guiding on the Caney Fork from Center Hill Dam to Rock Island. Specializes in...
Florida Keys·$800/day (1-2 anglers)
Permit on the fly · Tarpon fishing
Captain Luis Cabrera is a second-generation Florida Keys fishing guide who grew up poling flats...
Cuba·Included in trip package
Bonefish flats fishing · Permit specialist
Carlos Garcia is one of Cuba's most skilled and sought-after saltwater fly fishing guides, a native...
New Mexico
Rio Chama · Multi-Day Float Trips
Specialists in multi-day float trips through the remote Chama Canyon Wilderness, offering packages...
Georgia
Wade Guiding · NPS Waters
Roswell, GA guide service on the Chattahoochee River NRA tailwater. Covers NPS access units from...
Montana
Multi-Day Float · Lodge Packages
Operated by Joe Cummings out of Missoula River Lodge, specializing in multi-day Bitterroot River...
Tennessee
Wade Guiding · Midge Fishing
Premier guide service on the Clinch River below Norris Dam. Expert wade guiding on the trophy...
Arkansas·$450/day (1-2 anglers)
Tailwater drift boat trips · Generation schedule fishing
Cody Lazenby is a White River tailwater specialist who has guided fly fishers on the cold waters...
Georgia
Wade Guiding · Toccoa Tailwater
Blue Ridge, GA guide team covering the Toccoa River tailwater and Chattooga River north Georgia...
California·Contact for rates
Hatch Matching · Spring Creek Fishing
Shasta Cascade region guide team with deep specialty knowledge of Hat Creeks Power House Pool area...
Kentucky
Trophy Brown Trout · Float Guiding
Burkesville, KY guide service specializing in the Cumberland River tailwater below Wolf Creek Dam....
Colorado
Blue River · Tailwater Fishing
Summit County's highest-rated guide service with 20+ years specializing in the Blue River tailwater...
Idaho·$650/day (1-2 anglers)
Technical dry fly fishing · Spring creek specialist
Dale Pearson has devoted thirty years to guiding fly fishers on the Henry's Fork of the Snake River...
Tasmania·$650 AUD/day (1-2 anglers)
Sight fishing for wild browns · Polaroiding technique
Daniel Hackett is a Tasmanian fly fishing guide who has spent twenty years perfecting the art of...
North Carolina
Wade Guiding · Catch-and-Release
Full-day and half-day wade trips on the Davidson River trophy catch-and-release section in Pisgah...
Pennsylvania·$550/day (1-2 anglers)
Tight-line nymphing · Mono Rig
Domenick Swentosky is one of fly fishing's most respected voices -- author of the acclaimed...
Colorado
Taylor River · East River
Crested Butte's well-regarded guide service specializing in the upper Gunnison system, with deep...
Wisconsin — Driftless
Spring Creek · Sight Fishing
The premier Driftless Area guide service out of Viroqua, WI. Expert local guides with unmatched...
Colorado
Animas River · Rio Grande
Durango's premier guide service operated by one of Colorado's most respected fly shops, covering...
Pennsylvania·$500/day (1-2 anglers)
Limestone spring creek fishing · Technical dry fly fishing
Ed Shenk III carries forward a family tradition of limestone creek fly fishing that stretches back...
West Virginia
Float Guiding · Wade Guiding
Local float and wade guide service on the Elk River tailwater below Sutton Dam. Expert knowledge on...
Belize·$550/day (1-2 anglers)
Permit on the fly · Bonefish flats
Elton Garbutt is a Belizean fly fishing guide whose family has fished the waters of the Turneffe...
Washington·Contact for rates
Winter Steelhead · Spey Casting
Seattle-based guide team specializing in Skagit and Sauk River winter steelhead from November...
Oregon
Spring Creek Trout · Guided Wade Trips
Central Oregon guide service with a specialty on the Metolius River spring creek. Expert...
North Carolina
Wade Guiding · Delayed Harvest
Half-day and full-day wade trips on the Tuckasegee and Nantahala Rivers. Beginner-friendly...
Montana
Drift Boat · Wade Fishing
Beaverhead River specialist based in Dillon, MT offering drift boat trips on both the upper float...
Montana
Drift Boat · Wade Fishing
Southwest Montana guide service based in Dillon covering the Beaverhead, Big Hole, Jefferson, and...
Oregon
Redband Trout · Drift Boat Trips
Klamath Falls area guide service offering Williamson River and Upper Klamath Lake guided trips...
Oregon
Steelhead · Smallmouth Bass
John Day River steelhead and smallmouth guided trip specialist. Experienced on the Wild and Scenic...
Wyoming·$450-550/day
Rainbow Trout · Nymphing
Specialist guide service on Wyoming's Grey Reef section of the North Platte River — one of the...
Montana
Drift Boat · Wade Fishing
Based in Missoula, offering drift boat and wade trips on the Blackfoot Canyon, Bitterroot, Clark...
Iceland·$1,200/day (includes beat rod fee)
Atlantic salmon fishing · Icelandic brown trout
Gudmundur Sigurdsson — known to his clients simply as Gummi — is one of Iceland's most experienced...
New Zealand·$750 NZD/day (1-2 anglers)
Sight fishing for trophy trout · Backcountry helicopter trips
Hamish McLeod is a New Zealand backcountry fly fishing guide based in the Southland region of the...
New Mexico
Pecos River · Rio Grande
Santa Fe's premier guide service offering full shuttle, permit logistics, and guided trips across...
Maldives·Included in trip package
Giant trevally specialist · Bluefin trevally fishing
Ibrahim Naseem is the Maldives' leading fly fishing guide, a native of the atolls who grew up...
California·Contact for rates
Hatch Matching · Dry Fly Fishing
Owner-operator guiding the Shasta Cascade region since 1994. Jack has extensive knowledge of Hat...
Virginia
Drift Boat Guiding · Smallmouth Bass
Full-day drift boat trips on the James River gorge through Richmond. Expert guides for the urban...
Michigan·$550/day (1-2 anglers)
Au Sable riverboat trips · Hex hatch specialist
Jim Navarre is a lifelong Michigan angler and twenty-year professional guide who operates from the...
New York — Catskills
Float Trips · Wild Trout
Owner of Cross Current Guide Services and Outfitters, Joe Demalderis was named 2010 Orvis Endorsed...
Seychelles·Included in lodge package
Giant trevally specialist · Bonefish on coral flats
Keith Rose-Innes is a South African-born fly fishing guide who has spent the past twelve years...
Alaska
Float Trips · Rainbow Trout
Kenai Peninsula fly fishing guide service specializing in drift boat trips on the Kenai River for...
Maine
Brook Trout · Landlocked Salmon
Registered Maine Guides at Lakewood Camps on the Rapid River specializing in trophy native brook...
Arizona
Lee's Ferry · Colorado River
The definitive guide service for Lee's Ferry, located on-site at the fishery below Glen Canyon Dam....
Washington
Trout · Steelhead
Methow Valley guide service specializing in summer trout and steelhead guiding on the Methow and...
Slovenia·€350/day (1-2 anglers, permits additional)
Marble trout specialist · Soca River expert
Luka Zupancic is a Slovenian fly fishing guide who has dedicated his career to the rivers of the...
Arizona
Lee's Ferry · Drift Boat
Lee's Ferry drift boat specialists adjacent to the fishery, offering full-day guided float trips on...
Patagonia, Argentina·$550/day (1-2 anglers)
Patagonian brown trout · Rio Malleo specialist
Matias Orellana is an Argentine fly fishing guide who has spent his entire adult life on the rivers...
Colorado·$600/day (1-2 anglers)
Tailwater nymphing · Technical dry fly fishing
Miguel Vasquez grew up fishing the tailwaters and freestone streams of the Colorado Rockies and...
Montana
Drift Boat · Wade Fishing
Full-service guiding operation based in Missoula covering the Clark Fork, Blackfoot Canyon, and...
Christmas Island (Kiritimati)·$400/day (1-2 anglers)
Bonefish specialist · Giant trevally on the fly
Moamoa Teata is an I-Kiribati fishing guide who has spent his entire life on Kiritimati (Christmas...
Montana
Wade Fishing · Canyon Fishing
Statewide Montana guide service specializing in the Boulder River canyon sections and wilderness...
Montana
Wade Fishing · Ruby River
Guide service covering Ruby River trips from the Twin Bridges area in southwest Montana. Access to...
Montana·$600/day (1-2 anglers)
Float trips · Wade fishing
Montana Troutfitters is a Bozeman-based guide service and fly shop that has been helping anglers...
Virginia
Small Stream Guiding · Native Brook Trout
NPS-licensed guide team expert on Shenandoah National Park streams including the Rapidan River....
North Carolina
Tailwater Guiding · Nantahala Gorge
Specialists in the Nantahala gorge tailwater near Bryson City. Expert guides for challenging...
Alaska·$900/day (1-2 anglers, includes floatplane)
Trophy rainbow trout · Pacific salmon on the fly
Nate Runyan is an Alaska-based fly fishing guide who has spent fifteen seasons navigating the...
California·Contact for rates
Custom Trips · Wade Fishing
Guide team operating in the Redding-Dunsmuir-Mt. Shasta corridor specializing in custom guided wade...
British Columbia, Canada·$700 CAD/day (1-2 anglers)
Wild steelhead on the swing · Spey casting instruction
Owen Blackwater is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation and a professional fly fishing guide who...
Oregon
Steelhead · Float Trips
Northeast Oregon guide service specializing in Grande Ronde steelhead. Expert knowledge of the Wild...
Ireland·$300/day (1-2 anglers)
Atlantic salmon fishing · Wet fly and Spey casting
Paddy McDonnell is a third-generation ghillie on the River Moy whose family has guided salmon...
Colorado
South Platte River · Blue River
One of Colorado's most respected guides and fly fishing authors, Pat Dorsey offers guided trips...
Bahamas·$600/day (1-2 anglers)
Bonefish specialist · Trophy bonefish pursuit
Prescott Rolle is a Bahamian bonefishing guide born and raised on Andros Island, the largest island...
Washington
Trout · Drift Boat Trips
Reds Fly Shop guide team offers full and half-day float trips on the Yakima River in the Yakima...
New York — Catskills
Dry Fly · Wading Trips
NYS Licensed guide based in Wilmington, NY specializing in trout and bass on northeastern...
Colorado
Gunnison River · Uncompahgre River
Ridgway-based guide service permitted on three national forests, offering full-day wade and float...
Colorado
Eagle River · Frying Pan River
Eagle Valley guide service covering four of Colorado's best trout rivers, publishing regular...
Oregon
Multi-Day Float Trips · Steelhead
Multi-day float trip outfitter on the Wild and Scenic John Day River offering camping and fishing...
Washington
Trout · Drift Boat Trips
Yakima River float trip guide service specializing in drift boat trips through the Yakima Canyon....
Chile·$500/day (1-2 anglers)
Rio Baker and Simpson float trips · Backcountry spring creek fishing
Rodrigo Sandoval is a Chilean fly fishing guide who has spent sixteen years exploring and guiding...
Tennessee
Float Guiding · Wade Guiding
Reliance-area guide service offering float and wade options on the Hiwassee River and the Tellico...
Tennessee
Technical Dry Fly · Nymphing
Noted South Holston River guide specializing in technical dry fly and nymphing. Expert knowledge of...
Idaho·$3,500-4,500 per person/6-day trip
Steelhead · Cutthroat Trout
Multi-day wilderness float trip specialists on the Main Salmon River. Steelhead and cutthroat trout...
Oregon·$600/day (1-2 anglers)
Deschutes River specialist · Steelhead swing fishing
Sarah Whitfield is one of the Pacific Northwest's most respected fly fishing guides, operating a...
Oregon
Steelhead · Spey Casting Instruction
Operator of Speywater Lodge on the Grande Ronde River in Troy, OR. Scott runs premier guided trips...
Kamchatka·$1,200/day (includes helicopter, 1-2 anglers)
Trophy Kamchatka rainbows · Helicopter fly-out fishing
Sergei Volkov is a Russian fly fishing guide and wilderness outfitter who has spent eighteen years...
California·Contact for rates
Trophy Trout · Wade Fishing
Truckee River guide team with extensive local knowledge of the trophy trout sections and canyon...
Idaho·$475-575/day
Cutthroat Trout · Float Trips
Specialist float guides on the South Fork of the Snake River in Swan Valley Idaho. World-class...
Utah
Weber River · Provo River
Salt Lake City's top guide service for the Weber River, Provo River, and Uinta streams, offering...
Colorado
Cache La Poudre · Poudre Canyon
Fort Collins' legendary guide service with 30+ years on the Cache La Poudre and northern Colorado...
Utah
Strawberry River · Provo River
Payson-based guide service closest to the Strawberry River tailwater, offering expert-guided trips...
Kentucky
Trophy Brown Trout · Local Expertise
Somerset, KY area guide with decades of experience on the upper Cumberland River tailwater. Trophy...
Oregon
Steelhead · Smallmouth Bass
Grande Ronde and Snake River multi-species guide service offering smallmouth bass float trips June...
Japan·¥45,000/day (1-2 anglers)
Tenkara master · Japanese mountain stream fishing
Takeshi Yamamoto is a Japanese tenkara master and fly fishing guide who divides his time between...
Virginia
Float Guiding · Smallmouth Bass
New River smallmouth bass and musky float trips from Blacksburg, VA. Drift boat and pontoon options...
New Mexico
Rio Grande Gorge · Taos Box
Taos' premier guide service for the Rio Grande Gorge and Taos Box, offering expert canyon wade...
Colorado
Frying Pan River · Roaring Fork River
Western Colorado's oldest guide service, celebrating 50 years on the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork...
California·Contact for rates
Wade Fishing · Wild Trout
Dunsmuir-based guide service right on the Upper Sacramento River. The most local and current...
Tennessee
Multi-river Guiding · Tailwater Expertise
Knoxville-based guide service covering the Clinch, South Holston, and Watauga tailwaters. Multi-day...
California·Contact for rates
Dry Fly Fishing · Nymphing
The Fly Shops professional guide team covers McCloud, Fall River, Hat Creek, and Upper Sacramento...
Wyoming·$700/day (1-2 anglers)
Snake River float trips · Dry fly fishing
Trent Kirkpatrick has spent over two decades guiding fly fishers on the waters of the Greater...
Connecticut
Dry Fly · Nymphing
Orvis-endorsed guide service on the Farmington River operated through UpCountry Sportfishing in New...
Colorado
Eagle River · Colorado River
Vail's premier guide service covering the Eagle River, Colorado River, and Roaring Fork Valley....
Arizona
White River · Black River
Show Low-based guide service covering the entire White Mountains region, specializing in the White...
West Virginia
Native Brook Trout · Backcountry Guiding
Premier guide service for native brook trout on the Cranberry River and Elk River tailwater....
Wyoming·$450/day
Cutthroat Trout · Brown Trout
Expert guide service specializing in the Wind River Canyon near Dubois Wyoming. Float and wade...