The difference between a good fishing trip and a great one almost always comes down to the guide. Our guides are not local fishermen who occasionally take out tourists — they are dedicated, career fishing guides with deep experience both on Roatan's specific waters and on fisheries around the world. They have fished Alaska, the American South, New Zealand, Colorado's trout rivers, and Georgia's smallmouth streams. They chose to guide in Roatan because it is one of the finest fisheries they have ever encountered.
Your Guide Team
Head Guide
Our head guide brings over three years of dedicated experience on Roatan to complement five-plus years of guiding in Kodiak, Alaska, and throughout the Southern United States for trout. The transition from cold-water trout guiding to Caribbean saltwater fly fishing is not obvious — but the underlying skills transfer directly: reading water, understanding fish behavior, perfecting the presentation.
He is passionate about fly fishing in the way that only someone who has spent years on the water can be. If your goal is catching a large permit on the fly, he is arguably the best guide you could choose on the island.
Owner / Senior Guide — "The Permit Whisperer"
The owner-guide brings four-plus years on Roatan's flats to ten-plus years guiding trophy streams in Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. He has developed a reputation among experienced anglers as someone with an almost uncanny ability to locate permit. He guides a select number of weeks per year, prioritizing full-week fishing packages and special expeditions to Guanaja.
Booking a week with him as your guide is one of the defining fishing experiences available in the Caribbean.
All-Around Fishing Guide & Charter Captain
Our third guide is a true outdoorsman, originally from Oregon, with deep love for every form of fishing. In addition to guiding flats fly fishing trips, he holds his deep sea charter captain certification — an unusual combination that makes him particularly valuable for combo days when the group wants to fly fish the flats in the morning and transition to offshore trolling in the afternoon.
If you've ever wondered whether it's possible to fly fish for Wahoo or Tuna (it is, and it's extraordinary), he's the guide to ask.
Our Guiding Philosophy
- Catch-and-release on the flats — Every bonefish and permit goes back, every time
- Your fish, your way — We adapt to your experience level and goals
- Education — We explain what we're doing and why, so you learn as you fish
- Local knowledge — Years on these specific flats and offshore grounds
- Patience — Great fishing requires patience on both sides of the fly rod
Fly Fishing Instruction
For beginners or anglers looking to sharpen specific skills, we offer fly casting instruction as part of your charter. Saltwater fly casting is quite different from freshwater — longer leaders, heavier rods, and the pressure of a fish spotted 40 feet away. Our guides can work on double-haul technique, accuracy under pressure, and reading the light to spot fish before they spook. According to the Federation of Fly Fishers, proper casting technique is the single most important factor in saltwater fly fishing success.
Book Your Guide
Senior guide weeks book out early. Contact us to check availability for your target dates.
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