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Guide Services on the Farmington & Local Waters
One of your best resources when traveling to a new river is the knowledge of a good guide. We arrange trips on the Farmington and Housatonic Rivers and will help to choose right water for your ability and needs. Contact any of our guides directly to set up a trip or call us and we will do our best to match you with a guide that fits your needs and experience.
Shawn F. Britton is regionally known professional fly tier, published artist and freelance writer. He has been fishing since birth and knows his local waters, the Farmington River and the Housatonic River like the back of his hand. He offers his guide service, classes, and instruction for both fly fishing and spinning rod on the premier rivers, lakes and ponds in Western Connecticut. His float tube trips for pike and bass are a different and fun way to spend a day on the water. Contact Shawn at his website www.fliesbybritton.com, email: bootroutman@gmail.com or call 860-309-8588 Bruce Marino With over 35 years flyfishing and tying experience, Bruce Marino has traveled to many destinations to fish for fresh and saltwater species. In his travels, Bruce's flies have become widely used and are go-to patterns for the guides in the areas that they guide in, including the Minipi Camps in Labrador where they use his BMAR Norway Rat, Hex and Stonefly patterns and Crocodile Bay Lodge in Costa Rica, where the guides use many of his BMAR Wounded Baitfish patterns. Bruce now guides almost exclusively on the Farmington River and is an exceptional choice for beginners and advanced anglers alike. Contact Bruce at
860-653-8288 or www.bmarflies.com Louis Gaudet has six years of guiding experience on the Farmington, Delaware, Beaverkill, Salmon, and Housatonic Rivers. His experience teaching makes him a terrific choice for learning and working on the skills needed to become a complete angler. Louis believes in working equally on dryfly, nymphs and streamer techniques to allow the angler to adapt to any situation. Contact him at 860-810-7899 or email gaudet012@gmail.com or www.riverhooligans.wordpress.com Rob Nicholas is the only full time guide servicing the Housatonic River. Offering both drift fishing and wade trips, Rob blends an educational guide trip with a fun fish catching experience. Contact Rob at www.housatonicanglers.com Pat Torrey specializes in nymph fishing techniques and gives classes in the art. He has fished with Joe Humphries and is the best resource to be found on fishing nymphs in New England and Montana rivers. Contact Pat at 860-675-6161 Rich Strolis has been guiding for the last 7 years on the Farmington and Housatonic Rivers respectively, and fishing for the last 30. He owns his own drift-boat and is intimately familiar with both floating and wading the Housatonic River, but is most noted for his knowledge of the Farmington River. A multifaceted angler, Rich can cater to the needs of a beginner or seasoned angler looking for a successful outing. A great deal of his experience derives from his time spent on the water on various rivers and streams across the lower forty eight states and Alaska. He is a subsurface fanatic who loves to chase trophy trout with larger streamers and nymphs. When he is not guiding he enjoys tying flies where his creations have appeared in the pages of Fly Fisherman magazine and books by noted aquatic insect photographer, Thomas Ames. Rich currently runs a website devoted to his business and passion for fly-tying where he does monthly fly-tying tutorials that demonstrate step by step construction of some of his own flies and other time tested patterns. Contact Rich at www.catching-shadows.com Fred Jeans is a FFF certified fly casting instructor. His many years as a fishing guide, outdoor writer and lecturer qualify him as one of the region's finest. He has been published in several national sporting journals including Fly Fisherman magazine. Fred's skills as a casting instructor make him invaluable to anyone looking to improve their form. Contact Fred at www.selectiveangler.com Mike Carl has over 25 years of fly-fishing experience, most of it spent on the Farmington. He also has traveled to Montana and Pennslyvania and has fished on some of their most historic and challenging waters. He is an instructor for the Kinzua Fly Fishing School in P.A. and comes highly recommended by co-owners Steve Skvarka and Carl Zandi. He has been mentored by Joe Humphreys for years and works with him at KFFS clinics. Mike specializes in the tactics that Joe is most noted for-nymphing, small streams and night. Mike also started his new guide business in Eastern CT and is a good resource for some of it's more popular river and streams. You may contact him at easternctflyfishing.com Steve Culton is an outdoor writer, professional fly tier and guide who has been fishing the Farmington River for over 35 years. He has an infectious enthusiasm for all things fly fishing, and leads several fishing and tying classes at UpCountry every year. Whether sharpening your nymphing skills or tempting trout with dry flies, Steve can help build the skills you need to approach any pool with confidence. He is particularly interested in teaching the art of wet fly fishing, from traditional subsurface methods to fishing wets as dries in the film and on the surface. You can contact Steve at 860-918-0228 or swculton@yahoo.com Steve Hogan is a local angler and guide who specializes in fishing the Farmington River and its trophy waters. In addition to guiding the upper end of the river Steve has spent many years fishing the lower Collinsville/Unionville section of the Farmington and can provide intimate knowledge of how to fish in its challenging waters. The lower reaches of the Farmington are dominated by hidden pocket waters and provide angling opportunities where fewer angler go. Contact Steve through his website at flyfishthefarmington.com Antoine Bissieux, Orvis
endorsed flyfishing guide. After teaching thousands of students at the Orvis
Flyfishing School in Manchester VT, and guiding on the Battenkill, Antoine now
offers casting clinics, instruction and customized guide trips on the Farmington
River. All equipment is provided. Beginners and trips specially tailored to your
needs are welcome. Contact Antoine through his website at www.bissieux.com
or by calling 860-759-4464 Mark Swenson is from the Danbury/Southbury area and has fished the Farmington, Naugatuck
and Housatonic
watersheds for over 40 years. Mark has a Bachelor of Science degree in teaching and owns a design studio,
working as a commercial artist. He also works as a biological illustrator and photographer, creating art work
published by CT and NY DEP. Mark is great with beginner to intermediate level flyfishers
and prides himself on the challenge of getting first time anglers into trout. If you haven't
ever held a fly rod before or are somewhat hesitant about walking around in moving water,
a few hours with Mark will have you both confident & competent by days end.
Contact Mark at 203-632-0206 or email: marcus2@charter.net
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