KNOWLEDGEABLE, LOCAL ORVIS ENDORSED GUIDES (THEY ARE THE BEST!)

Our Orvis Endorsed personable, knowledgeable, and professional guide staff is the most experienced in the Vail Valley with a combined 225 + years guiding on local waters.
Our guides closely monitors river flows, water clarity and movement of bug hatches to put you where the fish are biting best.
Many of our guides have been with us over a decade and know the waters we fish like the back of their hand.
35+ guides on staff in the peak season; 15+ certified rowing guides for float trips.
Meet The Colorado Fly Fishing Outfitter's Guides:
Norm Raffelson
Hometown: East Moline Illinois
Years Fly Fishing: 5 years
Favorite Fly: Royal wulff,Parachute Adams
Favorite Trip: Floating on the upper Colorado River with close friends
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Bryan Crossley
Hometown: Tillamook, Oregon.
Years Fly Fishing: Fly fishing Colorado for eight years
Favorite Fly: Mercer Micro May
Favorite Trip: Gunny Gorge, Gunnison River.
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Ross Guillen
Hometown: Denver, Co
Years Fly Fishing: 30 years
Favorite Fly: parachute adams on top and Bead Head Prince down under!
Favorite Trip: Chasing Greenback Cutthroat trout in the High country lakes of RMN
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Kelly Bobye
Hometown: Denver
Years Fly Fishing: 25 years fly fishing
Favorite Fly: Full day at deep creek
Favorite Trip: Barrs emerger, rs-2, anything caddis and a pig sticke
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Mike Devins
Hometown: Eagle, Colorado
Years Fly Fishing: 1980
Favorite Fly: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First Pair of Waders: 1980
Favorite Trip: Situk River at Yakutat, AK
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Jim Phillips
Hometown: Sonora, CA
Years Fly Fishing: 50+
Favorite Fly: Patriot
Favorite Trip: Kamchatka, Russia
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Craig Crumbliss
Hometown: Miami, FL
Years Fly Fishing: 14 years
Favorite Fly: Superhair Caddis
Favorite Trip: Full Day on a Small Stream
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Dan Houck
Hometown: Lake St. Clair, MI
Years Fly Fishing: 21 years fly fishing, 9 years guiding
Favorite Fly: Royal PMX
Favorite Trip: Half Day Float on the Eagle River in the morning during the Caddis hatch
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Paul Killino
Hometown: Delran, NJ
Years Fly Fishing: 35 years
Favorite Fly: TK midge Emerger (black 20)
Favorite Trip: Full Day Float on the Colorado River
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Marc Barnwell
Hometown: Camarillo, CA
Years Fly Fishing: 15 Years guiding
Favorite Fly: Royal Stimy/Chuck's Caddis
Favorite Trip: Floating Eagle/Backcountry fishing for native Cuttroats
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