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FLY FISHING ADVENTURES
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IN-STORE FLY FISHING CONSULTATION
Schedule time with a fly fishing guide to fine-tune your trout game!
Did you purchase your equipment online and have no idea how to set it up? Is your cast the joke of all the trout? Are you embarrassed that you cant tell a Brook Trout from a Golden Trout, or a Copper John from Stonefly? Did you fish the Tuolumne for 14 hours and not catch a damn thing? Don't worry, we got ya! Come see us in a totally judge free zone where we are freakishly obsessed with the fly fishing!
Booking a consultation ensures that one of our experienced guides will be available and the cost can be used toward a fly fishing rod/reel combo or a guided adventure purchased or booked the same day!
Type
Available
Time
Difficulty
Price Per Person
Fly Fishing
Year Round
up to 1 Hour
Beginner - Advanced
25.00*
*6% online booking fee applied to all reservation made online. Please call or email to avoid additional booking fees.
FLY FISHING PRIVATE FULL DAY ADVENTURE
Private, guided, catch & release, full day fly fishing adventure for rainbow, brown, and brook trout in the Tuolumne and Merced River watersheds of Yosemite National Park. Available all anglers 9 years old and up.
Enjoy the best of the Yosemite area on our full day fly fishing adventure for intermediate and advanced anglers. Whether you want to learn to fly fish in Yosemite's high country or spend your day in the iconic splendor of Yosemite Valley, our private guide can help you achieve all of your fishing goals! Note: There is 1-3 miles of hiking on this trip, some is off trail.
Type
Available
Time
Difficulty
Price Per Person
Fly Fishing
Year Round
8 Hours
Beginner - Advanced
Starting at 260.00*
*6% online booking fee applied to all reservation made online. Please call or email to avoid additional booking fees.
HIGH COUNTRY PRIVATE FLY FISHING ADVENTURE
Private, guided, catch & release, full day fly fishing adventure for rainbow, brown, brook and/or golden trout in the Tuolumne and Merced River watersheds of Yosemite National Park. Available to all anglers 9 years old and up regardless of experience.
This amazing day is spent above 8000 feet in Yosemite's pristine high country. We'll take you far away from the crowds for a classic fly fishing experience untouched, high alpine lakes and streams in search of wild trout and unprecedented views of Yosemite's tallest peaks.
Type
Available
Time
Difficulty
Price Per Person
Fly Fishing
Mid June - Nov 15
10 Hours
Beginner - Advanced
Starting at 285.00*
*6% online booking fee applied to all reservation made online. Please call or email to avoid additional booking fees.
EXPERIENCED ANGLER PRIVATE HALF DAY ADVENTURE
Private, guided, catch & release, half day fly fishing adventure for rainbow, brown, and brook trout in the Tuolumne and Merced River watersheds of Yosemite National Park.. Available to intermediate and experienced anglers 9 years old and up.
Already know the basics!? Join our local guides and gain access to the best waters in the Sierra for native rainbow trout, wild brook trout and trophy brown trout. We can help sharpen your cast, share tips and techniques or just provide the right fly for the right fish. Note: There is 1-2 miles of off trail hiking on this trip.
Type
Available
Time
Difficulty
Price Per Person
Fly Fishing
May - Nov 15
5 Hours
Intermediate - Advanced
Starting at 205.00*
*6% online booking fee applied to all reservation made online. Please call or email to avoid additional booking fees.
THE SOLO ANGLER FLY FISHING PACKAGE
Our 4-day Solo Angler Package is excellent for beginners and advanced anglers alike and is fully customizable depending on your budget, schedule, interests and ability!
Day 1: We'll pick you up from the Bay Area, Sacramento or Fresno Area and have lunch before heading to your Lodge. That evening you'll be treated to an incredible meal and wine/beer tasting at the Pine Mountain Lake Grill. Day 2: We'll pick you up after breakfast at your accommodations bright and early at 6 am for a full day of fly fishing and sightseeing in the famed Yosemite Valley complete with a hiker's lunch and casual dinner at the new Rush Creek Lodge. Day 3: Another amazing day in Yosemite begins after breakfast at 6 am with a hike into Yosemite's backcountry for fishing on pristine alpine lakes and rivers for Golden and Brook Trout. We'll provide a hardy picnic lunch and end the day with pizza and beer at the famed Two Guys Pizza Pies! Day 4: No fishing package is complete without hitting our local Tuolumne River Canyon for Rainbow and Brown Trout before heading back to the Bay Area, Sacramento or Fresno.
Type
Available
Time
Difficulty
Price Per Person
Fly Fishing Package
June - October
4 Days
Moderate
Starting at 650.00 per day
THE YOSEMITE GRAND SLAM ALL INCLUSIVE FLY FISHING PACKAGE
Our 4-day Yosemite Grand Slam All Inclusive Package is great for beginners and advanced anglers alike and is fully customizable depending on your schedule, interests and ability!
Day 1: We'll pick you up from the Bay Area, Sacramento or Fresno Area and have lunch before heading to your Yosemite area vacation rental or hotel. That evening you'll be treated to an incredible meal and wine tasting at the Pine Mountain Lake Grill. Day 2: We'll pick you up after breakfast at your accommodations bright and early at 6 am for a full day of fly fishing and sightseeing in the famed Yosemite Valley complete with a BBQ lunch and casual dinner at the new Rush Creek Lodge. Day 3: Another amazing day in Yosemite begins after breakfast at 6am for a hike into Yosemite's backcountry for fishing on pristine alpine lakes and rivers for Golden and Brook Trout. We'll provide a hardy picnic lunch and end the day with pizza and beer at the famed Two Guys Pizza Pies! Day 4: No fishing package is complete without hitting our local Tuolumne River Canyon for Rainbow and Brown Trout before heading back to the Bay Area, Sacramento or Fresno.
Type
Available
Time
Difficulty
Price Per Person
Fly Fishing Package
June - October
4 Days
Custom
Starting at 300.00 per person, per day
YOSEMITE GRAND SLAM BACKPACKING ADVENTURE | 6 DAYS & 5 NIGHTS
Our 6 day and 5 night Yosemite Grand Slam Backpacking Adventure is great for beginners and advanced anglers that are looking to catch brown, rainbow, brook and golden trout over 45 miles of Yosemite's most rugged and pristine backcountry waters.
- Saturday, July 20, 2019 - Meet your fly fishing guide, Bryant Burnette, after breakfast around 7 AM at a convenient prearranged meet up location to pack gear and talk safety. We'll immediately head into the Hetch Hetchy region of Yosemite National Park and begin our 7 mile day at the O’Shaughnessy Dam. We'll warm up with a few level miles before slowly ascending 2400 feet to set up camp in Beehive Meadow. We'll fish the historical Frog Creek fishery for brown and rainbows that evening. Custom Hiker's Lunch and a Gourmet Camp Dinner provided. - Sunday, July 21, 2019 - We'll wake with the sun and enjoy coffee and a hearty mountain breakfast before heading over Moraine Ridge at 8120 feet of elevation and down into Jack Main Canyon before camping at 7650 feet. Although there is no fishing before lunch, you will be awed by the prehistoric and glacier-carved landscapes you'll see from Moraine Ridge, and once in Jack Main Canyon, we'll enjoy fly fishing for rainbows, brookies, and hybrids in Falls Creek and several unnamed lakes. Snacks, charcuterie-style trail lunch, and BBQ brook trout dinner also included. - Monday, July 22, 2019 - Another amazing morning in Yosemite's High Country begins with a mild uphill walk for lunch and more fishing for brook trout and rainbows in Wilma Lake. Then we'll head up the famed Pacific Crest Trail for two miles before turning and making the strenuous push up the Chittenden Peak saddle. Although we'll be pushing 750 feet in under 1.5 miles we'll be well rewarded with classic high country vistas and golden trout near our Tilden Lake camp. Hearty mountain breakfast, hot trail lunch, and a classic camp dinner also included. - Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - This is the day you have dreamt of your whole life, the day that all backpacking trips strive to be! This incredible day begins with fishing for more golden trout at 9000 feet above sea level at Tilden Lake, Tilden Creek and maybe even Mary Lake, before slowly fishing our way into the pristine and untouched Tilden Canyon. We'll only hike 4 trail miles that day before setting camp at the base of Bailey Ridge. We'll enjoy another hearty mountain breakfast, hot trail lunch, and classic trail dinner! - Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - After a deep and restful night under the Sierra stars we will enjoy a light, lakeside breakfast before a short, but strenuous, hike out of Tilden Canyon. After that half mile push, we'll enjoy a slow and steady descent along the Tilltill Mountain Trail into Tilltill Valley. There won't be much fishing throughout the day, but we'll have the opportunity to fish that evening in Rancheria Creek if we are able to complete the full 10.5 miles to the Rancheria Falls campground. We'll enjoy another hearty mountain breakfast, hot trail lunch, and classic trail dinner! - Thursday, July 25th, 2018 - Our last morning on the trail will be celebrated with fishing for rainbows in Rancheria Creek above the falls before packing up and completing the last 5.5 miles along the glacier-polished reservoir in Hetch Hetchy Valley. Along the way, we'll pass Tilltill Falls, Rancheria Falls, and Tueeulala Falls before walking back over O’Shaughnessy Dam and into civilization.
Type
Available
Time
Difficulty
Price Per Person
Fly Fishing and Backpacking
July 20th - July 25th, 2019
Meet at 7AM on Day 1.
Strenuous
2-4 Anglers 1800.00/ Solo Angler 3000.00 *
*6% online booking fee applied to all reservation made online. Please call or email to avoid additional booking fees.
YOSEMITE GRAND SLAM BACKPACKING ADVENTURE | 3 DAYS & 2 NIGHTS
Our 3 day and 2 night Yosemite Grand Slam Backpacking Adventure is great for beginners and advanced anglers that are looking to catch brown, rainbow, brook and golden trout over 15 miles through Grants Lakes and the pristine Ten Lake Basin.
Thursday, September 19th, 2019 | 6 Miles | Moderate to Strenuous Elevation Gain: Meet your fly fishing guide, Bryant Burnette, after breakfast around 7 AM at a convenient prearranged meet up location to pack gear and talk safety. We'll immediately head into Yosemite's high country to begin our 6-mile day with fishing for browns in Yosemite Creek. We'll spend the first day of hiking with a steady uphill to Half Moon Meadow where we will enjoy our custom Hiker's Lunch, before we start our 1 mile, 900-foot ascent up to Ten Lakes Pass for incredible views of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne and Yosemite’s High Country! We'll end our day casting for rainbow and brook trout near our camp at Grant Lakes. Friday, September 20th, 2019 | 2.5 Miles | Moderate Elevation Gain and Loss: We'll wake with the sun and enjoy coffee and a hearty mountain breakfast before continuing up and over into the Ten Lakes Basin where we will cast into its many lakes at 9000 feet of elevation! We'll set camp early in the day so that we can enjoy snacking through the day, fly fishing for rainbow, brook and golden trout and a gourmet trout dinner! Saturday, September 21st, 2019 | 7 Miles | Moderate Elevation Gain and Loss: Our last amazing morning in Yosemite's high country begins after a hearty mountain breakfast with an uphill hike back up Ten Lakes Pass before descending into Half Moon Meadow for a hot trail lunch and more fishing for brook trout and rainbows. The rest of the day is a relaxed decent along Yosemite Creek. We'll end our day with a well deserved dinner at the Tuolume Meadows Grill with endless ice cream, burgers, and fries!
Type
Available
Time
Difficulty
Price Per Person
Fly Fishing and Backpacking
September 19th - September 21st, 2019
Meet at 7AM on Day 1.
16 Miles | Strenuous
2-4 Angerlers 900.00*
*6% online booking fee applied to all reservation made online. Please call or email to avoid additional booking fees.
TUOLUMNE RIVER RAFTING & FLY FISHING | 2 DAYS & 1 NIGHT
Two day and one night, intermediate whitewater rafting trip combined with private fly fishing in the Sierra foothills just 75 minutes from Yosemite Valley for visitors 12 years old and up.
The extreme solitude and nonstop action that makes the Tuolumne River a premier rafting destination is one of the many reasons it's incredible for fly fishing! Have your own personal fly fishing guide and all the equipment you need for walk & wade trips in the afternoons and mornings!
Type
Available
Time
Difficulty
Price Per Person
Rafting, Fly Fishing and Camping
April - September
8:30AM on Day 1 - 6:30PM on Day 2
Class IV - V Rapids
749.00
TUOLUMNE RIVER RAFTING & FLY FISHING | 3 DAYS & 2 NIGHT
Three day and two night, intermediate whitewater rafting trip combined with private fly fishing in the Sierra foothills just 75 minutes from Yosemite Valley for visitors 12 years old and up.
The extreme solitude and nonstop action that makes the Tuolumne River a premier rafting destination is one of the many reasons it's incredible for fly fishing! Have your own personal fly fishing guide and all the equipment you need for walk & wade trips in the afternoons and mornings!
Type
Available
Time
Difficulty
Price Per Person
Rafting, Fly Fishing and Camping
April - September
8:30AM on Day 1 - 6:30PM on Day 3
Class IV - V Rapids
999.00