Chad Pettrone

Fly Fishing Guide Since 2008

T.V. Show Guide Trip with Brent Cannon’s Fly Fishing West 6/26A.M.: This morning was not an ordinary guided fly fishing trip. I had a camera crew from California, the producer from Colorado, and a host Brent Cannon along for a fly … Continue Reading →

Alaska 9/5-9/9 Greg from Wisconsin: Plain and simple, Greg is a great guy. He likes everyone, loves fishing, and enjoys every moment of every day. It was a great pleasure to be alongside Greg because … Continue Reading →

Alaska 9/11-9/13 the Utah Boys, “Wogs for Life”: I’m not sure if Dean, Mark or Reed took off there waders the entire time they were at Alaska Wilderness Outfitters. They were a day behind due to bad weather … Continue Reading →

9/21 Boulder Creek Post Flood with Chris and Kathryn: Chris and wife Kathryn came out from Texas with a set date and a lifelong desire to catch trout on the fly rod. Well, a little 100 year flood was … Continue Reading →

Guided Trips to Alaska, Learn More: I guide for Alaskan Wilderness Outfitters based out of Cordova, Alaska. There is a large run of Silver Salmon within a very short watershed of the Tsiu River. Amenities include … Continue Reading →

Lower Waterdale Ranch, Troutman and Trevor 7/17: This was my first trip to the lower section of private water called Waterdale Ranch. We recently stocked this water and we were able to find some really nice fish, … Continue Reading →

Upper Waterdale Ranch 7/29 Chris and Nick: It was a pleasure to fish with a couple of likeminded and experienced fly fisherman. Chris has been fly fishing for a longtime and has the same values for wild … Continue Reading →

8/23 Rocky Mountain National Park with the Gals: We followed one of the many creeks up the mountain to fish dry flies for brook trout. It was a first time fly fishing experience for Jennifer and Amanda. We … Continue Reading →

9/22 Post Flood Boulder Creek with Zayo Group: Boulder Creek flood our town in a 100 year flash flood. The peak of the flood was Sept 11, 2013 but continued to reek havoc for 4 more days. … Continue Reading →

6/18 Big Thompson River: Tom had taken out his wholesome family from Illinois, wife and 2 kids, to fly fish in beautiful Colorado. Tom started out the day slow, but his son Max was … Continue Reading →

Alaska Slaughter 9/13-9/16 Matt, Dillon, Jim and Jim: It wasn’t the first trip for Jim and his two sons, but it was for his friend Jim. It was fun getting Jim to catch a fish for the first … Continue Reading →

5/27 Memorialable Day at Waterdale Ranch: The day started off fantastic. The Memorial Day Bolder Boulder 5k Race comes right through our neighborhood. I had some home made toast and a glass of O.J., the DJ … Continue Reading →

Alaska 9/8-9/11 Jim and Mike find the Fridge Hole: Jim, and son Mike, were out for a couple days of catching. They arrived by plane in the afternoon, put on there waders, and headed out on the water. The … Continue Reading →

St. Vrain Private water with Dickie 7/3: Dickie is a born and raised Louisiana man. He has been saltwater fishing since he was a kid, and some some fly fishing experience as well. Dickie caught a lot … Continue Reading →

Kids Pond with Shawn, Ryan, and Kevin 6/10: I’m a Kid at hart, and know what it’s like to go fishing and not catch anything. That’s why when kids come out with me, I make sure that … Continue Reading →

Sylvan Dale Ranch Trip: Today I partnered on a trip with guide Ted Meredith from Sylvan Dale Ranch. We took a 5 people out for a evening of big fish on the Mother Lake. … Continue Reading →

Alaska 9/13-16 Jack and Gill – “The Old Times”

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22 September, 2013
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Jack and Gill have been coming to Alaska Wilderness Outfitting since 1992, when the lodge was a couple of tents, some camp fires, and living with the bears. I asked Jack … Continue Reading →

Alaska 9/11-9/13 the Utah Boys, “Wogs for Life”

By Chad Pettrone
22 September, 2013
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I’m not sure if Dean, Mark or Reed took off there waders the entire time they were at Alaska Wilderness Outfitters. They were a day behind due to bad weather … Continue Reading →

Alaska 9/8-9/11 Jim and Mike find the Fridge Hole

By Chad Pettrone
22 September, 2013
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Jim, and son Mike, were out for a couple days of catching. They arrived by plane in the afternoon, put on there waders, and headed out on the water. The … Continue Reading →

Alaska 9/5-9/9 Greg from Wisconsin

By Chad Pettrone
22 September, 2013
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Plain and simple, Greg is a great guy. He likes everyone, loves fishing, and enjoys every moment of every day. It was a great pleasure to be alongside Greg because … Continue Reading →

9/4-9/5 John, Gerry and Steve

By Chad Pettrone
20 September, 2013
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My first guided trip in Alaska. I met John and Gerry at the airport in Anchorage and we soon learned we were going to the same location. We spent one … Continue Reading →

8/31 Oklahoma family

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2 September, 2013
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8/30 Scott and Colin at N Fork of Big Thompson

By Chad Pettrone
31 August, 2013
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Scott and Colin are from the land of 10,000 lakes and will now be catching fish on a fly rod in a couple of those lakes. We started the day … Continue Reading →

8/28 Travis and Cori in RMNP

By Chad Pettrone
30 August, 2013
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This two were a pleasure to guide and I hope they can make it back out again for some more fishing. They have given themselves a big challenge back in … Continue Reading →

8/27 PM Ed Catches the Biggest Big Thompson Brown

By Chad Pettrone
28 August, 2013
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Afternoon trips are generally more difficult than morning trips because the fish have seen other fishermans’ flies all day, and they tend to shutdown…this is not always the case. Cooler … Continue Reading →

8/27 A.M. Jason and Jen

By Chad Pettrone
28 August, 2013
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First time fly fishers from Kansas, we pulled off at the National Forest Service property sign down canyon and fished up river. Within the first 5 casts Jen hooked and … Continue Reading →