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Book with Brendan McDonald
Wyoming Trout Guides
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Brendan McDonald, Guide at Wyoming Trout Guides
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In the stunning town of Cody, Wyoming, located just an hour east of Yellowstone National Park, a seasoned fly fishing guide and veteran offers an exceptional fishing experience. With over a decade of experience guiding in the rugged terrains of the Inter-Mountain West and Alaska, this guide is passionate about spending time on local waters. Specializing in targeting Yellowstone Cutthroat, large Rainbows, and monster Brown Trout, they have honed their skills in the region. The fishing season in Cody runs year-round, with the best months from May through October. Full and half-day float trips are available across more than 200 miles of wild freestone and tailwater rivers, as well as trophy still-waters and remote walk-in areas within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Available for bookings from March through May and July through October (when not guiding in remote Alaska), this guide offers trips suitable for anglers of all skill levels. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, the guide is eager to provide a memorable fishing adventure in the heart of Yellowstone country. You can book trips directly or through Wyoming Trout Guides, a renowned local outfitter.
Wyoming Trout Guides Fly Shop, also based in Cody, is just 50 miles east of Yellowstone and was founded in 2012. Initially a guide service, it has since grown into a full-service fly shop that caters to all of Northwest Wyoming. The shop prides itself on offering the best customer service, high-quality gear, and top-tier fly fishing guides in the region. Whether you're new to fly fishing or an experienced angler, the staff is always happy to offer expert advice and guide you to productive waters. They emphasize a friendly, non-condescending approach, ensuring anglers have all the information they need for success.
The local, experienced guides know the rivers and lakes intimately from countless days on the water, and they are eager to share their knowledge with anglers of all skill levels. Committed to safety and professionalism, Wyoming Trout Guides ensures that all trips are conducted with insured, qualified guides. All guided trips follow a catch-and-release policy, preserving the natural beauty and fish populations of the area.
Trips Available with Wyoming Trout Guides
Fishing
Starting At $700
South Fork Shoshone River
Fishing: River
Fishing Boat:
Aire Super Puma • 13' Aire • Max 3 guests (base trip price includes 3 guests)Description: The South Fork is essentially a smaller version of the North Fork with a few exceptions: Most of the river flows through private land before its confluence with Buffalo Bill Reservoir. It is also primarily a brown trout fishery but also holds Yellowstone cutthroat, rainbows, cutbows, and brookies.
Fishing
Starting At $700
LOWER SHOSHONE RIVER
Fishing: River
Fishing Boat:
Aire Super Puma • 13' Aire • Max 3 guests (base trip price includes 3 guests)Description: The Lower Shoshone is our local tailwater and flows right through town after emerging from Buffalo Bill Dam five miles east of Cody. Because of high water due to irrigation in the late spring and summer months, the Lower Shoshone typically fishes best in late August to mid- April. It is full of 8-20" browns, rainbows, snake river cutthroat, cutbows, and even a few brookies and tiger trout.
Fishing
Starting At $700
North Fork Shoshone River
Fishing: River
Fishing Boat:
Aire Super Puma • 13' Aire • Max 3 guests (base trip price includes 3 guests)Description: The North Fork headwaters just outside the eastern boundary of Yellowstone, flowing 50 miles until it's confluence with Buffalo Bill Reservoir. It follows US 14-16-20 for 30 miles from Pahaska Teepee to the National Forest boundary where it then enters primarly private land its final ten miles. The North Fork is full of 10-22" lake run rainbows, cutbows, native Yellowstone cutthroat, and a few browns and brookies.
Fishing
Starting At $700
CLARKS FORK YELLOWSTONE RIVER
Fishing: River
Fishing Boat:
Aire Super Puma • 13' Aire • Max 3 guests (base trip price includes 3 guests)Description: The Clark's Fork is a freestone that flows out of the Beartooth mountains 30 miles north of Cody. As Wyoming's only designated Wild and Scenic River, the Clark's Fork offers some breathtaking scenery as well as fine fishing for rainbows, browns, cutthroat and may be the best whitefish fishery on the planet! While the average trout is smaller than some of the areas other rivers, there are still a few "monsters" caught every year.
Fishing
Starting At $700
GREYBULL RIVER
Fishing: River
Capacity:
Max 8 guests (base trip price includes 8 guests)Description: The Greybull flows through the town of Meeteetse, WY, 30 miles south of Cody. The smallest freestone in the area, the Greybull begins in the Absoraka Mountains and runs primarily through private land. It is home to the native Yellowstone Cutthroat.
Fishing
Starting At $750
BIG HORN RIVER
Fishing: River
Fishing Boat:
Clackacraft • 16' Clackacraft • Max 3 guests (base trip price includes 3 guests)Description: The Big Horn flows through the town of Thermopolis, WY, 80 miles south of Cody. A tailwater fishery, it is home to browns, rainbows and cutthroat in the 12-24" range with most trout averaging around 16-18". A calmer river than most in the Cody area, the Big Horn offers great dry fly fishing and is a great place to test or improve your fly fishing skills!
Fishing
Starting At $700
TROPHY STILLWATER and STREAMS
Fishing: Lake
Fishing Boat:
Clackacraft • 16' Clackacraft • Max 3 guests (base trip price includes 3 guests)Description: Various "trophy stillwaters" hold healthy populations of browns, rainbows, Yellowstone Cutthroats, brookies, and splake in the 12-26" range.
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