Your Western Colorado Fishing Adventure Starts Here
Whether you're picking up a fly rod for the first time or you've been chasing fish for years, I'll help you make the most of your day on the water.
Choose your own adventure!
Fishing from a boat or raft opens up a whole new world of possibilities! Access to more water means access to more fish!
See the mighty Colorado or Roaring Fork River Valleys for a day, experience the majesty of the Gunnison Gorge NCA on a multi-day trip, or get access to high-mountain or warm water stillwater opportunities closer to Grand Junction!
My most popular trips! No experience necessary!
Whether you're a first-time fly fisherman or a seasoned angler, I'll tailor the day to your experience, ability, and goals.
We'll work on casting, rigging, fly selection, reading water, and streamside entomology while exploring some of Western Colorado's beautiful rivers, lakes, and private waters.
No experience necessary!
Learn to Fly Fish on the Water!
Never held a fly rod? Perfect.
Fly fishing can seem complicated at first. Knots. Rigging. Flies. Leaders. Tippet. Casting. Reading water. Fighting and landing fish. It’s a LOT.
I'll help make it make sense.
Private and small-group lessons on the water (where we’ll likely get a chance to practice catching along with fishing!) are available for all skill levels and ages! No experience necessary, just excitement!
When your guides freeze, the fishing doesn't have to stop! Just shorten your rod!
Join me for a guided ice-fishing adventure on Western Colorado waters targeting pike, perch, trout, and more.
Equipment, shelter, heating, and—on full-day trips—a hot lunch are provided. Groups and families are recommended! No experience necessary!
I offer fly tying and casting/rigging classes for individuals and small groups. From beginners to honing in your skills or perfecting a new technique, let’s get you dialed in and confident!
Need flies for an upcoming trip? From bonefish to bass, tarpon to taimen, redfish to roosters, let me help get your box stocked! I can also recreate classic and vintage flies!
“Pete is kind, supportive, encouraging, hilarious, and so good at teaching.”
— Laura C.
“Pete quickly figured out each of our skill levels and gave us tips that really helped without making it feel like a lesson. He put us on some ‘tanks,’ shared interesting stories and local knowledge, and kept the vibe chill and laid back.”
— Christopher & Hannah H.
Perfect day on the western slope! If you’re looking for a guide who will get you on all the fish then feed you hot smoked duck tacos with jalapeños and apple slaw or some other delicacy - you should probably give him a shout! If the fish and laughs don’t get you, the food definitely will!
— Carolyn C.