Where Fly Fishing is a Professional Passion
FEATURED TRIPS
In addition to our regular guided day fishing trips, we offer a number of what we call "Featured Trips" ranging from two days to a week, and from destinations in NC, TN, and VA to the Rocky Mountain West. We have several outstanding trips and destinations planned for the fall of 2008 and the entire 2009 season. You do not have to have "attained" a certain skill level to participate in these trips. Frequently we have "first time" or novice fly fishers on them and that is not a problem! In fact, on our 2008 Wyoming trip we had some new folks and they did very well! On some of the week long trips we can get together with you for lessons/preparation beforehand so that you are equipped/prepared for the fishing we will find at our destination. Our current offering of trips is as follows:
Escatawba Farms - Our Winter Premier Trip
Escatawba Farms has become a premium destination for us, and for good reason. The Farm is an equisitely manicured, well-maintained fly fishing haven with an abundance of heavy rainbow, brook, and brown trout. Located in Alleghany County, Virginia, Escatawba is situated on Dunlap Creek, a spring-fed stream that runs between wooded mountainsides and fenced pastures. Its the perfect balance of superb angling and picturesque scenery that keeps calling you back, time after time.
For novice anglers and seasoned experts alike, Escatawba boasts a beautiful one and a half acre spring fed lake; in addition to the nearly two and a half mile stretch of water you'd swear was Montana. And, with three ponds teeming with huge trout where you can try out your technique or watch them laugh at you from the comforts of the underbrush, there's something for everyone, at every skill level. With only 8 rods permitted on the property per day, you'll have no trouble spending a little extra time matching that perfect fly. Most outings are spent catching fish and seeing no one. We will take up to 6 anglers per trip. While on each trip we will usually "highlight" a particular method or technique, it could be said we'll use many methods during the day to catch fish. The point is to catch fish but also to give our guests something to learn that they can take back to their home waters and catch fish. Trip Rate is $250.00 per angler and includes guided fishing, flies, lunch. Transportation, Lodging, license, and gratuity not included.
Upcoming Escatawba Dates 2009
December 9, 2009 "Nymphing" Purchase Your Slot Here
Upcoming Dates for Spring 2010 Coming Soon!
Rose River Farm & Shenandoah Trip Spring 2010
Fly fishing for trout is great anywhere but when you can do it in the majesty of the Syria Valley you really have something special. Looking out at Old Rag Mountain, Double Top Mountain and the National Forest you will fish for trout as President Hoover did 75 years ago. Dry fly and nymph fishing at its finest-- our stretch of the Rose River is cold, crystal clear, spring fed water that has a river rock base with very little sediment . The water is rich in the kind of natural trout food that produces trophy conditions. In addition to the farm we'll also take in some fishing on nearby waters. We can take up to 4 anglers on this Trip. Trip Rate is $350 per angler and includes fishing, lodging (1 night), food (2 lunches, 1 breakfast, 1 dinner), flies. Does not include license, transportation, gratuity.
**TESTEMONIAL /ROSE RIVER: "Morning Jeff...Rose River Farm is very eye engaging! Got there at ten. 33F and we weretold by the farm hand that Douglas and Gary had left the day before and that we were the only ones fishing. He told us where to park and turned us loose. We couldn't believe the place. The water was up, but the wornpaths got us to the first hole. The the second and to the third and fourth. Went back to the car for lunch and it was three o'clock. We had caught about 25 fish...large rainbows and all of them on the Y2Ks you had sold
me. The fish were fantastic, all 14" to 18" and fought way too long, I landed all but one. For awhile I would hook
up, move down stream to play mine. Adele would cast, hook up, and I would land both. She had a blast, as did
I. Saw some very big fish. The largest I got could have been 19". Most were fat and shiny, it was truly a rainbow flashing day." Jeff Wayman, Brown Summit, NC, January 2009
Upcoming Rose River Dates Spring 2010
Spring 2010 we have 4 spaces available
TN Tailwaters Trip & School May 11-13, 2010
2 Day Trip, w/private River Access, we'll be fishing both the SoHo and the Watauga, includes lodging on a private stretch of the South Holston, 2 days fishing, all meals, instruction, and 2 nights lodging included. The Spring date is made around the legendary SoHo sulphur hatch and Blue Winged Olives, while the fall trip date is around some great dry fly fishing/ Blue Winged Olives. We can take up to 6 anglers per trip, now taking reservations for our May 2010 trip....should be another great one!This one will likely sell quickly....Read one customer's testimonial of last year's trip here . Trip Rate is $350.00 per angler. As of 11/2009 this one is almost FULL with only one space remaining. Contact us here if you are interested in joining us on this great trip. Purchase Your Slot for this Trip Here .
Summer Smallmouth Sampler June 22-24, 2010
Join me for a "summer smallmouth sampler" trip to some of my favorite waters. During this two day adventure we'll fish some favorite waters, which might include both the NC and VA portions of the New River, and two portions of the Holston River also. A great way to "get away" from the summer "trout stream blues" if your favorite trout stream is low and clear. Smallmouth don't care about that: in fact, our best fishing on the fly is typically during what we'd consider "drought" conditions. Also, just a great way to get introduced to some great summer fishing that is available to us every summer. Includes Lodging for the night of 6/22, food(breakfast, two lunches, and dinner on 6/23), fishing. Trip Rate is $325 per angler. We'll take 4-5 anglers on this one, as of 7/3/09 this one is wide open but I expect with the popularity of smallmouth these days it will fill.
Wyoming Sampler Trip August 21-28, 2010
Wild in Wyoming.......we're doing a week trip to one of fly fishing's most storied settings, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, right in the shadow of the Grand Tetons. We'll be fishing the Snake River drainage, both wade fishing and floating, as well as the Hoback, Granite Creek, and more. A part of the trip is a horseback pack in 3 day trip into the remote Teton Wilderness where we will be fishing North Fork , Soda Fork of the Buffalo, and time permitting a high mountain lake called Divide Lake. We'll also be fishing two portions of the famed Green River which flows out of the Wind River Wilderness. Great food, great company, great scenery, and outstanding fishing. We will likely catch 6 species of trout- - -cutthroats, Snake River finespot Cutthroats, Colorado River cutthroats, browns, rainbows, brookies, and even some cuttbows too. Photo Left: Gregg Williamson of Oak Ridge, NC on our 2008 with a monster cutt from a section of the Hoback River you could hop across. Includes 6 1/2 days fishing, 7 nights lodging, all meals, all ground transportation. Not included is airfare, fishing license, gratuities. Anglers bring their own gear, rods, reels, waders, flies, etc. Year in and year out this one is a client favorite. Trip Rate is $2295.00 Below are some video clips of the 2008 trip...... now taking reservations for 2010 and you can purchase your slot here !
Soda Fork Buffalo North Fork Meadow Riding in 1500' above the River Backcountry
Having Breakfast Buffalo in Grand Teton National Park
Fall Getaway Trip October 12-14, 2010 -One of our most popular trips we have brought back this fall, we'll be staying right on the water near the NC/VA line on renowned upper Helton Creek, with a section of private water access. We will arrive on 10/12, some fishing in the afternoon for anyone coming up early. We'll also plan on fishing the waters of SW VA, an area known as the Virginia Highlands, which might include the Mt Rogers area, Whitetop Laurel, Grayson Highlands, and more. Includes lodging on 10/12, 10/13, Food (two breakfasts, 2 lunches, and dinner on 10/13), and fishing. Trip Rate is $325 per angler. We'll take 4-5 anglers on this one, we'd love to have you join us! Pictured Left: Ronnie Brown of Reidsville, NC, with a trophy/citation rainbow caught less than a mile from where we will be staying.
Frontiers International Travel
In addition to the trips we design and host, we also are a licensed Frontiers International Booking Agent and can help you choose/book any one of many trips both domestic and international - - -from fishing in the NE United States to the Western Rockies to New Zealand to Australia to the Bahamas- - -fresh or saltwater we can help you arrange/plan the trip of a lifetime. Call me at 336 944-3628 or shoot me an email if I can help or answer any questions you may have. American West destinations include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon. International destinations include Argentina, Africa, Alaska, Canada, Chile, Iceland, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Russia, South America, Bahamas, Venezuela, and more. To learn more check out the Frontiers Travel site here .