GUIDED FLY
FISHING TRIPS
Whether you’re new to fly fishing or a seasoned angler, we’ve got options to fit your pace with a unique experience. No gimmicks, no pretenses—just a genuine passion for fly fishing and our home waters that make it all possible. Learn more about our guided trip options below.
FLIES TAILORED
FOR LOCAL WATERS
We offer small batches of custom hand-tied flies that are designed for our home waters. Built with function and durability in mind, each fly is made using premium, name-brand materials.
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Light olive and barely pink. For low and clear conditions. Really great for any water type, whether sand, freestone, or driftless.
I run these on 12lb fluoro in open runs and along cutbanks. These are not a logjam fly. They ride high and suspend, and they draw the fish out. They're built throughout with durability in mind, and you shouldn't ever lose them when fished this way. Keep a couple in your back pocket. You'll be glad you did.
Front Hook: Size 1
Back Hook: Size 4
Length: 5 inches
Firk brings 20+ years of experience in tying flies and fly fishing for trout, primarily in the Midwest. He fishes trout 80+ days each year and integrates those experiences into each color pattern and design. Every fly is finished with head cement at every segment and is tied durably with premium name brand materials.
Another dungeon changer variant created from a homemade brush made with micro legs and a gold and UV flash blend that shimmers. If your river has shiners in it or red horse suckers, this will be a good pattern to throw.
Made with premium hooks.
6 inches in length.
Size 1 hook up front, and a size 2 in the back.
Glow version of the Central Sands Hex Spinner.
This pattern is my attempt to solve the issues I’ve run into and brings together the best traits of spinner patterns that I’ve fished over the years.
Key features:
Less hackle and is designed to drift flat in the meniscus.
The wings lay flat and are reinforced to prevent the wings from bowing back.
Made from synthetic materials, ensuring that the fly floats like a cork and eliminating the need for multiple applications of floatant.
Has as a tail that will not pull out.
Has UV properties.
Tied on a size #6 wide gap hook that leads to better hook up ratios.
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Get in the zone and maintain contact and control with these carefully crafted jig flies. Designed for twitch and swinging through riffles or tightline along cutbanks.
Not recommended for less than 5wt fly rod, unless employing a mono rig set up.
Hook: Firehole 523, Size 6 3XL
Weight: Firehole Tungsten 4.6mm
Firk brings 20+ years of experience in tying flies and fly fishing for trout, primarily in the Midwest. He fishes trout 80+ days each year and integrates those experiences into each color pattern and design. Every fly is finished with head cement and is tied durably with premium name brand materials.
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