Jack Dennis Fly Fishing Guides
In the fly fishing business, there are those who merely take you to places where there are fishing opportunities. In your fly fishing experience you may have met young men and women anointed as "guides" who truly do not understand what determines or defines "guiding" and what constitutes the total fly fishing experience. Simply rowing a boat down river or taking a stroll along a river bank does not graduate one into the fraternity of experts and professionals or those uniquely deserving praise and notoriety. The infrequent fly fisherman has no idea or benchmark when the day has ended if he truly had a totally encompassing experience, not just nets full of fish.
At Jack Dennis Fishing Trips, we know the difference and in one word, we honestly care if you have a memorable day of fishing. We are the local fly fishing specialists for Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the Snake, Green and South Fork Rivers. When it comes to cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout, we are beyond compare when it is time to deliver a great day on the river.
Our fly fishing guides are masters at handling, steering and maneuvering their boat. There will be scant occasions when the boat will be out of position and more typically you will find yourself in the most advantageous position and angle to produce the most accurate and productive casts. A Jack Dennis fly fishing guide is knowledgeable and refuses to quit working hard for his client, even when it appears the fishing maybe "off" albeit momentarily. Our guides will be disappointed if they guided in any other way or fashion.
Scott Smith
Scott came to Jackson Hole from Woodstock, Georgia a number of years ago. A fisheries biologist by training, Scott has the talent to show you the world of fly fishing. Scott is our head guide; we not only use Scott on the river but also have him do fly fishing seminars.
After working in the fishing department, teaching casting lessons, taking fly fishermen on walk-in trips, and guiding on float fishing rivers like the Snake and Green, few fly fishing guides have such a depth of knowledge of the world of the trout and how to guide. Scott loves to fly fish for Snake River cutthroat, brown, cuttbow and rainbow trout.
Check out Scott's web site at: http://www.ssflyfish.blogspot.com/
[return to top]Mark Fuller
A native of New Jersey, and a University of Colorado graduate, Mark came to Jack Dennis thirteen years ago looking for a change in lifestyle and better access to paradise. His knowledge of regional rivers and the ability to patiently teach anglers has made him an asset to our operation.
When he is not guiding, he can often be found testing the hallowed Trout streams of Wyoming and Montana, or chasing Permit on the flats of the Caribbean with his wife Rachael and daughter Charlotte. When the snow starts to fly, Mark heads to the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort to run one of Jack Dennis's famous ski shops.
Please visit Mark Fuller's website at www.markwfuller.com for up to date information on local fishing and a journal of Mark's angling travels.
[return to top]Ed Dutilly
Ed Dutilly joined us a few years ago after guiding for another operation for a number of years. Even though Ed likes guiding on the Snake in Jackson Hole and the Firehole in Yellowstone, he specializes in the Green and New Fork fishing for the brown trout that live there.
Ed's easy going and mellow personality give him quite a number of return clientelle so be sure to book early if you want to go with Ed.
[return to top]Dave Samuels
A 30 year Jackson Hole valley resident, Dave "Sammy" Samuels has been a sought after Snake and area river fly fishing guide for over 20 years. You name it and he has probably fished it.
Sammy guides for Jack Dennis Sports on a variety of rivers in the area including the Snake, South Fork and Green and other famous waters in Yellowstone such as the Firehole River. His depth of knowledge and expertise make him a very sought after guide.
In the winter he can be found on the Jackson Hole Ski Resort as a ski guide. Sammy's hobbies include fly fishing, fly tying, river running and camping.
Sammy has the savvy and river expertise you are looking for. You make the plans and we will take care of the rest - it's that simple.
[return to top]Dave Smith
Dave grew up fishing small streams and beaver ponds with his grandparents in the Adirondaks. This is where he first fell in love with fly fishing and the outdoors. After high school he found a small college in Gunnison CO and started to get a taste for big fish in big rivers.
The move to Jackson introduced him to drift boats; the better he got at rowing the more phone calls he got to go fishing. It was shortly after that when Dave bought a boat of his own and started working for a guide service that operates out of Teton Village. Dave joined us over 2 years ago and now he spends over 100 days a year floating down the many rivers of the Western U.S.
Dave has the savvy and river expertise you are looking for. You make the plans and we will take care of the rest - it's that simple.
[return to top]Chris Brylinski
In a lot of ways Chris is a year round guide. He guides fishermen in the summer, hunters in the fall and snomobilers in the winter. Chris worked for a number of years for another guide service then came to work for us. He lives in Alpine, Wyoming with his wife and child.
We are very pleased to have Chris working for us. He has a lot of experience and is well liked by clients. If you wish a day with Chris plan ahead, because he has a lot of return clients.
[return to top]Neil Chamberlin
Neil Chamberlin is one of the younger guides on our guide staff. Originally from Ohio, Neil started coming out to work in the fly shop five summers ago and has been a full time fly fishing guide on our staff for two seasons.
In the relatively few years he's been with us, Neil has shown a great passion for guiding and is very adept at getting even his beginner clients into fish on a regular basis.
When not guiding Neil spends most of his time throwing either big ugly streamers or dry flies on our local waters.Once the guide season is over however, Neil often takes some time off to travel to various parts of the world in search of other far off fishing destinations to try his hand at. Check out Neil's blog to see what new adventures he is off to.
[return to top]Weldon Jones
Weldon Jones was born in North Carolina and began fishing at a young age in the trout streams of Appalachia and eventually developed a passion for saltwater fly fishing in the Outer Banks off the coast of North Carolina. Fishing trips to Jackson progressively lured him out west. After working for a while at our fly shop, taking people on walk-in trips and casting lessons, Weldon expressed a desire to join our guide operation.
We welcome Weldon to the guide operation. With his experience in casting instruction and walk-in fishing trips we feel he will be an asset to the guide operation. And, of course, he has had extensive training on float fishing.
Check out Weldon's web site at www.tetonsonthefly.com for the latest on his travels and misadventures.
[return to top]Josh Gallivan
Josh is one of our newer guides but is certainly not lacking in experience. He started out with us, like some of the other guides have, by working in the store and teaching casting lessons. He soon graduated into the fraternity of float fishing guides. Lately he has been spending his winters in New Zealand cutting his teeth on those difficult to catch fish there.
Josh is a great guide if you are a beginner, because he has had so much experience teaching. Check out his blog at www.joshgallivan.com for his latest travels and adventures
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