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Located in the scenic Wasatch Rocky Mountains of Utah, Wasatch Guide Service was founded by Utah locals and is made up of some of the best fly fishing guides not only in Utah but anywhere.
One of the West’s premiere fly fishing guides, Jeremy Jones has been fishing and guiding Utah Rivers and streams for the past twenty-four years. After being introduced to the sport, Jeremy quickly found his niche and has been running local guide services for the last seventeen years, managing an average of 12 to 20 guides each season. As a result, Jeremy has developed relationships with and recruited the best guides in the area.
Jeremy’s commitment to providing a memorable day on the water has resulted in yearly repeat clientele from all over the country, as well as strong recommendations from top resorts and destination management organizations, such as Sundance Resort, Stewart Mountain Lodging, Stein Erickson, Montage Deer Valley and Grand America. Jeremy also managed the guide service for Sundance Resort for seventeen years.
Jeremy has been featured as an expert in publications such as The Drake Magazine, Sunset Magazine, Utah Valley Magazine, High Country Anglers, the Salt Lake Tribune, Daily Herald, and the Angling Report.
Jeremy is most at home when he is on the water and close with nature. As a guide, nothing gives him more satisfaction than watching a client fall in love with the sport. A native of Utah, Jeremy is a strong advocate for conservation and protection of local Utah Rivers and streams.
Whether you are an angler that loves to sight fish to big rainbows, or an angler that loves casting dry flies to hot eager browns, he will put you on to fish. A day on river with Jeremy is a day of fly fishing you’ll never forget, guaranteed.
Michael Glenn is beginning his twenty fifth season as a guide on Utah waters. Originally From Idaho, Mike came to Utah to attend school and immediately was drawn to the famous Provo River. His love for the sport somehow turned into a career, to the dismay of fish everywhere. Mike is an accomplished fly tier who hand ties all of his clients flies specifically for their guided trip. He is an expert at reading water, and loves teaching clients what to look for, which might also include a streamside entomology lesson. His relaxed style of instruction, and a quick-witted sense of humor is what makes him such a popular guide. In 2005, Mike was honored with the “Fly fishing guide of the year” award by Utah Outdoor magazine. His other interests include Golf and “anything outdoors”.
Clarence Beavers has been fishing the waters of Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountains for salmon, steelhead, and trout for over thirty years. He first cut his fly-fishing teeth in southern Oregon boulder bounding commando style up and down the banks of the famed Rouge River and the Umpqua’s North Fork chasing summer steelhead. His addiction to large trout has led him to make some interesting decisions in life. Some of which have ended with him flailing through large sections of whitewater in shorts and sandals in an effort to land “the one”. Another of those decisions led Clarence to Utah where he immediately set about to find Rocky Mountain trout of steelhead like proportions. Clarence’s passion is fly-fishing. His fishing travels have cast a wide net of experience that has drawn in successful angling techniques and methods from all over the west, for many different species. Clarence has tweaked and tinkered with the presentations, patterns, and gear used to catch bass, salmon, carp, bonefish, and others, and applied these modifications to his pursuit of Utah trout with great success. Clarence’s most endearing quality as a guide is not his professionalism, his knowledge of the sport, or his ability to connect with his clients, but his genuine interest in your fly-fishing experience. Clarence want’s you to have fun, catch fish, and learn something you didn’t know about the resources and the fishery your enjoying.
John Patching, at the young age of seven years old, was drawn to the art of fly fishing. He soon discovered he had a natural talent for fishing and an insatiable desire to learn all he could about the sport. He spent his youth fishing the rivers of Northern California such as the American River, Sacramento, Putah Creek, Yuba River and more. In his later teens, he moved to Utah where he began guiding on the Provo River. John has always had a great appreciation for the outdoors. While living in Utah, he fell in love with the mountains and skiing. He began working full-time at a ski resort and still guided on the Provo River and surrounding waters whenever opportunities arose. After a decade of skiing and working in the mountains, he finally decided to follow his heart and passion by returning to the river as a full-time fly fishing guide. John has a heritage of fly fishing and is related to several artists including the great fly fishing artist, Frank Sawyer. He’s proud to follow the traditions of his ancestors.
John’s an expert at reading rivers and knows the entomology of the aquatic insects who live in the waters. He meticulously hand ties his own flies so each one is precise. He’s also a patient person who enjoys teaching others about fly fishing in a laid back style. John wants others to experience the joy of fly fishing as much as he does. His goal as a guide is to make sure each client has a positive experience that turns into a great memory. No matter the season, John stays updated on the rivers so he’s always one step ahead of the fish.
Endorsed fly fishing guide.
At 16, my dad introduced me to fly fishing. On Sundays he and I would sneak out of church (not by my mother’s approval) and head for the river. The summer of my 18th birthday I asked my parents to attend Hubbard’s Guide academy in Emigrant, Montana. My dad agreed under the condition he came too, which led to the beginning of our guiding careers. In 2015 my life changed when I had my first experience at a two-handed rod, I was ruined - I fell in love with the casting and the art of presenting a swung fly in search of steelhead. These days in Utah & surrounding states you can find me sharing my fly fishing passion with friends, mentors, clients or with my three kids, Emery, Addison & Harper Mae. For in the mountains, my feet in the river and a rod in my hand(s), my heart is full.
Kennie started his fly fishing career at the age of 7 watching fish one day in the Kid’s Canal eating hoppers. He ties one to a hook, caught a fish, and it was all down hill from there. Kennie was the kid who if there was a creek, river, pond or puddle he wanted to find out if there were fish in it. He guided full time for 12 years before starting Salt Lake Fly Fishing Company. Kennie spends around 230 days a year on local waters following fish. In the winter he is a backcountry snowmobile guide, and the spring and fall he loves chasing fish in saltwater flats. Kennie loves teaching and watching people fall in love with fly fishing. If he’s not ‘working’ you’ll find him on a river.
I am a veteran professional fly fisherman with lots of experience from Kamchatka to Patagonia but still consider the Provo River my hallowed home waters. I have guided anglers 25+ years in Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, NY/PA, Alaska, and Chile plus worked in several fishing pro shops. I have 6 books and over 100 articles published and do speaking engagements/shows across the country. I am a consultant for various outdoor products, lodges, and design companies and sells state-of-the-art inflatable fishing boats for North Fork Outdoors. I design flies for Rainy’s Flies. Even though I have been at it a long time, I always get excited by fishing and taking people out and trying to teach them to fish as I would in a situation. Makes me feel young again when a plan comes together
Austin Alexander is a born and raised Utahan. He has been fly fishing the Provo River since he could walk. Getting people on fish fuels his passion and he’ll work hard for his clients to create a memorable experience on the water!
Erik Hogan has been a flyfishing guide in Utah for almost 20 years. Erik moved from Califoria to ski the greatest snow on earth and ended up staying for all other outdoor activities Utah has to offer. Erik has fished from Alaska to Florida and guided throughout Utah and Southwestern Wyoming. For 13 years Erik guided on Utahs’ Green River.When he’s not guiding fishing trips Erik is either skiing or training retreivers for Waterfowl and Upland Bird Hunting.
From the first time his father took him fly fishing when he was but 8 years old he was hooked! The memories of that trip and many more like it would stir a passion for the sport. When his classmate headed for the lunchroom he headed for the river, rod in hand! (His high school happened to be conveniently located right on the American River) Later, Scott went on to pursue a career in sales and marketing building several successful companies in California and raising a family. In 2007 one of his daughters, an avid fly fisher herself, approached him about attending the Hubbard’s Guide School located on the Yellowstone River in Montana, however, under the condition he’d come too! He did, and as a result has been professionally guiding on the Provo and surrounding rivers ever since. Scott currently resides in Park City, UT.
Derek grew up in Montana, where he began fishing around 5 years old with his dad and brother. Early summers were spent outside chasing fish and his interest in the water has brought him around the world, from Malaysia to Alaska to New Zealand, where he began guiding. Currently based in Salt Lake City, Derek enjoys his dream job as a guide from spring through fall. Painting, sculpture, and playing sports occupy his time when he’s not on the water.
