Lost Sierra Fly Guide - A steward of the river and the land.

Thank you for subscribing and following along on this amazing journey of passion and pride! The Middle Fork Feather River is what started this dream come true. I have been fly fishing for over 35 years, all around North America, and when I discovered this lost gem…, my soul was found.

I spent 10 years fishing the remote sections of the Middle Fork Feather River and its Tributaries. Randomly, the opportunity to become a guide and obtain one of the coveted Special Use Permits to Commercially Guide this river fell into my lap.

I was at the right place at the right time. Sharing this amazing area with the right people has been a dream come true. Thank you all!

There were other guides who came before me, some still here, but my passion is sharing those remote zones I spent a decade exploring. From overnight trips in the remote canyon to floating the hard-to-reach water of the upper stretches of the river, I wanted to guide my clients into the magic I found on this amazing river. The few other guides were just not putting in the effort, content with fishing, and guiding the easy access spots. I set out to do something completely different. I took some chances, and they paid off.

Looking back at 2024 and into 2025

2024 was an amazing year at Lost Sierra Fly Guide! We pushed hard, rode some ups and downs, and came out smiling!
I hired a second guide, created an “in-house” Fly Rod Brand, and caught too many fish to consider adding up. We punctured 3 rafts, broke 7 fly rods, and I broke my hand and 2 fingers! Needless to say, we went hard, and it paid off! Owning a Fly Guiding business in the Northern Sierras is not an easy task. Hard work and passion are the keys to success.

I have some goals for 2025, and they might be big, but I am ready to pursue them. First, the easy stuff: work hard, have fun, and get clients on fish. That is my business model.

For the last few years, I have been looking for the perfect fly rods for fishing smaller Freestone Rivers in Northern California. Rivers that you can walk and wade or fish from a small raft. I bounced around with different manufacturers and found myself needing to think outside of the box again to find what I was looking for: The perfect fly rods for California Freestone Fishing. Tightline Nymphing is a key element to successful days on the water. Stripping streamers is one of the exhilarating ways to fly fish. We all dream of rolling sweet loops on a nice classic fly rod in the middle of the hatch. Those were the goals. Hone in on the 3 best ways to fly fish and find the perfect rods to hand my clients.

I reached out to a lot of people who inspire me in the industry, and I am excited to share all the hard work that went into finding the exact blanks I wanted and the components to build custom small-batch fly rods with. Stay tuned for limited addition rods for sale. Right now, I am building a fleet of these rods for my guided trips. There is no better way to try out a fly rod than on a guided trip. I am honored to hand my clients what I think are some of the best blanks in the industry, dialed for the waters I fish and guide on. Keeping with my concept of doing things differently, I wanted my rods to be priced below the top-of-the-line Scott, Sage, and so forth. A rod you can fish hard and put away wet. A fly rod I can guide multiple seasons on in the backcountry. A workhorse that feels great in your hand and will last a lifetime.

Winter marks the kick-off of rafting season, and big fish are in slow-moving water on the upper stretches of the river. These next few months are amazing times to fish if you can bear the cold or get lucky and fish one of those 50-degree winter days we get from time to time. Either way, giving yourself the opportunity to catch a 20-22-inch Native Brown Trout on a 4wt custom fly rod is worth the effort.

This time of year I am ussually fishing 3 days a week and the results have been amazing!