matt heron

Matt started his fly fishing career two decades ago and has never looked back. Matt grew up catching trout and bass in the historic Adirondack Mountains, and not long after was chasing the huge trophy steelhead, browns and salmon in the Great Lakes tributaries every fall and spring. Along with offering a variety of clinics and guided trips in the Reno/Tahoe are, he also operates a fly fishing school located at the beautiful Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley, California, just a few minutes north of Lake Tahoe.

Visit: mattheronflyfishing.com

capt. maury hatch

Maury has been fly fishing the western United States and Mexico for 30+ years. After honing his skills with trout, he hooked his first striped bass in 1995, and has been chasing, catching, and releasing stripers ever since. As a Captain, he guides both out of the San Joaquin Delta in a center console bay boat in the fall and spring, and then on a jet sled on the Feather and the American Rivers in the summer. All trips include top of the line equipment as well as custom tied flies. He is pro staff for Costa, Galvan, Sage, RIO and Simms.

toby uppinghouse

Toby grew up in Northern California and has spent most of his life chasing Trout, Steelhead and Salmon on many of our treasured waters. He has owned a fly shop at the early age of twenty eight and furthered his passion over the years of becoming an industry rep to many reputable fly fishing companies out there. He has spent many years fishing Montana, Idaho, and the Baja waters in pursuit of that trophy fish on the fly. Toby guides the Trinity River, Sacramento River, Feather River, Yuba River, American River and our California Delta for Stripers and Largemouth Bass. He enjoys sharing his passion and experience of the sport with friends and clients of all ages and levels of experience.

Capt. Bryce Tedford

Bryce was raised on Bainbridge Is. WA where he grew up Fly Fishing for Silvers, Cutthroat & King Salmon off the beaches of Puget Sound. He began guiding back in 1997 out of High School, his guiding travels have included various rivers & lakes in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Argentina & Chile. In addition, he's fished extensively in Montana, California, Fiji, Cuba & the Bahamas to name a few. Bryce has been learning, enjoying & teaching the art of Fly Fishing for over 20yrs. He truly enjoys sharing his knowledge, expertise & enthusiasm for chasing fish on a fly rod! Since moving to CA in 2010, Bryce turned his attention to Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass & Smallmouth Bass on the CA Delta. All species of Bass are unique freshwater game fish, these fish are predatory hunters & will explode on a fly! Captain Bryce Tedford is fully Licensed, Bonded & Insured; he holds a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential, CA Guide License & First Aid/CPR/AED certification.

Capt. Chuck Ragan

Capt. Chuck Ragan focuses on Sacramento Valley Rivers, foothill lakes of the Sierra Nevada Range and The California Delta. He’s always in pursuit of Striper, Smallmouth, Largemouth, Spotted Bass and Shad on the fly as well as the Wild Trout and Central Valley Steelhead of the Yuba and Feather Rivers. He’s always eager to get away from crowds and into wild places to hunt fish. Ragan also works and supports the growth of http://www.casthope.org to help give a new perspective to kids yet to find passion and reason to protect natural resources. Always positive and fired up, he lives to see people light up when their rod bends and believes in giving others the knowledge that’s been passed down to him to carry and pass on themselves.

BRIAN CLEMENS

Brian was born and raised in Upstate New York, where fishing is handed down from generation to generation and some of his earliest memories are fishing with his family. At 17 he joined the Untied States Air Force, eventually becoming a U2 Aircraft Mechanic and stationed at Beale AFB, CA. After seperating he decided to stay in the area and picked up his first fly rod in 2005. Since then, his fishy endeavors have included fisheries in California, Oregon, Nevada, Cacun, New York and even Alaska. Brian started guiding in 2009 and enjoys chasing steelhead, trout, striper, shad, and salmon and guides on the Yuba, Feather, Trinity, Lower Sac, Klamath and American Rivers. While he guides/teaches/fishes all facets of fly fishing, he's acquired a special affliction for steelhead on the swing. In doing so he's become very talented in demystifying the spey cast, gear/lines, dos n don't and the art of swinging. His guiding philosophy and approach is that he's a teacher first and a guide second and in doing so you become a more skillful angler. Some have called guiding a job, for Brian, it's pure enjoyment. The enjoyment watching those around him, from young to old and newcomers to well-seasoned anglers having good times and tight lines all across Northern California.

"Fly Fish Once, Fly Fish Forever"