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 →

8/24 Boulder Creek with Jay

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27 August, 2013
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Jay came out with me a couple days ago and liked it so much that he wanted to do it again on something a little closer to home. We went … Continue Reading →

8/23 Rocky Mountain National Park with the Gals

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27 August, 2013
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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 →

8/22 Dynamic Day with Jay

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23 August, 2013
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We were on the water and fishing at 10:00am, which worked out perfectly. At this point in the year 10:00 is about the time of day when the fish are most … Continue Reading →

8/21 Leo

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22 August, 2013
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…And some days it just doesn’t work out. The fish were a little picky in the morning, although the first drop of the fly produced a hit, they weren’t consistent. … Continue Reading →

8/20 Dr. Pete

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22 August, 2013
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Pete was on his first ever guided fly fishing trip. His first 10 minutes of fishing, he landed a nice fish on a size 20 flashback beatis. 10 minutes later, … Continue Reading →

8/19 Waterdale with Ben the Actor

By Chad Pettrone
20 August, 2013
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I need more people from hollywood that want to go fishing because I offer an experience that reconnects a person to the wild. The first thing Ben said to me … Continue Reading →

8/18 TJ and Troy

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19 August, 2013
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TJ is a pig farmer from Missouri who brought his 4 year old son Troy out to catch some fish. We started out at the tailwater of the Big Thompson … Continue Reading →

8/18 Amy and Fritz

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19 August, 2013
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Fritz and Amy are a wonderful couple. Fritz talked to Amy with words of support and encouragement that was refreshing for me to hear. Most men turn fly fishing into … Continue Reading →

8/16 PM Sisters on the Fly

By Chad Pettrone
18 August, 2013
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The gals from Sisters on the Fly came out with us in the afternoon. We talked about Airstreams and fly fishing. We mostly fished RMNP, the upper Big Thompson, but did … Continue Reading →

8/16 Waterdale Ranch, Don and Drew

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18 August, 2013
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Don and Drew are repeat customers from the longhorn state. Last time we fished the public water of the Big Thompson and Don caught his first trout on the fly rod. This time we got to catch Don’s … Continue Reading →