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 →

8/15 PM Chris, Hannah, Eli, Emily and Chris

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18 August, 2013
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This family from Chicago not only shares with me a passion for the outdoors, but also for the 2013 Stanley Cup winning Chicago Blackhawks. Bill Greenwald helped me guide this family of … Continue Reading →

8/15 Dave is A River Runs Through It

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18 August, 2013
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Dave has had a dream since childhood, he wanted to fly fish. The dream never died as ‘Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it’. We fished … Continue Reading →

8/14 Alan and Jeff

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15 August, 2013
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A couple of nice guys that truly deserved a great day out on the river, and I think we made it happen. Having little to no experience with a fly … Continue Reading →

8/13 PM Chris and Riley

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15 August, 2013
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We went into a Rocky Mountain National Park to catch some brook, brown and rainbow trout. Riley was able to catch a brown and rainbow, but the brook trout eluded … Continue Reading →

8/13 AM Big Bill, Little Bill, Megan

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15 August, 2013
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We started off the trip in a quick hurry to make sure everyone got to reel in a fish…accomplished, with 3 and a half hours to go. So, we went … Continue Reading →

8/12 PM Dennis, Cindy, Matt

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15 August, 2013
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We we into the Wild Basin entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park to explore some brook trout waters close to the entrance of the park. We fished dry dropper rigs … Continue Reading →

8/12 AM Phil and Hannah

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14 August, 2013
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We went into the burn area of Rocky Mountain National Park to find some wild fish. I showed Hannah how to cast the fly rod, then put the new Sage … Continue Reading →

8/2 Rob, Jack and Olivia in no particular order…Olivia

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2 August, 2013
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I had a great time with some Omaha, Nebraska folk. Rob is an all-in type of guy, and I can appreciate that. He wanted to learn “The River Run’s Through … Continue Reading →

Kids Pond 8/1 PM Drew, Gray, Joe and Garrison

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2 August, 2013
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The big fish team came up to the only hole in Estes Park with 7 pound trout and put a hurt’n on some trout-lips. Big trout slinger “Garrison the gun” … Continue Reading →

8/1AM John, Ken and Ed

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2 August, 2013
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A couple of guys with Boston hats on from Texas, they fooled me from the get go. I could tell by the good sense of humor that this was going … Continue Reading →