Jeremy DeVries ~ Fly Fishing Guide

There is something special about the rise of a trout. No matter how many time you've seen it, that anxious nervous feeling takes over. Like the anticipation of a covey rise walking past a pointing dog when everything goes quiet, your bills and taxes disappear and for that moment it's just you and one fish. The only tools you have are your skills as a caster, a hook with some feathers attached and maybe a little luck.

Bonefish really do fight as hard as people say and a tarpon would knock you off the boat given a chance. A tailing permit through 70 windy feet or nasty weather steelhead are worthy adversaries, but to me there is no greater satisfaction than dropping an almost invisible fly 6 inches from your target. Then seeing a silhouette disguised as a riffle take your imitation, raising your rod tip to a steady pull. Actually tricking a wild fish into believing nothing is out of the ordinary. It's just another bug, and knowing you fooled him, that's what I fish for. Not for the fight, but for the game. For the rise of a trout.

This is the reason my wife Kori and I continue to raise our boys (Ryan and Cole) in Montana. With their support I have found a career as the head guide at Eagle Nest that I am truly passionate about. Guiding fishermen and bird hunters gives me this feeling everyday and I hope to share that passion with others for years to come.