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 →

8-1 Secret Spots

By Chad Pettrone
10 August, 2015
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When you take a friend to a secret spot it’s difficult to portray the rarity of such a location that exists both ecologically and geographically. Locations such as these are … Continue Reading →

7-11 Callan, Paul, Bruiser, Michael

By Chad Pettrone
10 August, 2015
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The only fish on the Big Thompson River was caught on the first cast…the curse of the first cast fish. We didn’t catch another fish for 3 hours. There is … Continue Reading →

6-7 Bucky and Quinton

Colorado had a late snow season this year causing rising flows and uncertainty for the best location to catch fish. After deciding the night before that we were going to the Blue River with 1200cfs … Continue Reading →

5/30 Jay

Jay has been a regular customer of mine for 4 years, and now his daughter who was in college at CU is moving back home to the east coast. It … Continue Reading →

4/12 Mamie and Arline

By Chad Pettrone
14 April, 2015
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We had a full day of fishing that started with some Stillwater fishing at sunrise for trout, and finished on the Big Thompson River. The morning was a calm and beautiful … Continue Reading →

10/26 Chef Matt

By Chad Pettrone
28 October, 2014
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Chef Matt moved to Loveland, CO from California and had never been fly fishing before. Now that Matt lives in a place of great fly fishing, I felt it my duty to show him … Continue Reading →

10/1 Jay, first snow of the year

By Chad Pettrone
7 October, 2014
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Jay’s daughter lives in Boulder, which allows a yearly visit to escape for a day or two into the Colorado wilderness. I had just the spot for Jay this year, … Continue Reading →

9/28 Chef’s Collaborative – Boulder Creek from St. Julian Hotel

By Chad Pettrone
3 October, 2014
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What a pleasure to take out a group of Chef’s to my local waters. We started at the St. Julian Hotel and walked across Canyon Blvd to Boulder’s Central Park where we … Continue Reading →

8/5 Chef Andy

By Chad Pettrone
19 August, 2014
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Andy wanted to catch some fish and learn about insect life on Boulder creek. We headed uphill from downtown Boulder to a nearby area on Boulder Creek. We seined the … Continue Reading →

7-19 Callan, Ryan (Bruiser), Michael

I prefer to get out in the early morning and fish before others are out. There is normally a calmness of the early morning hours that gives way to a … Continue Reading →