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Fish Explorer Colorado Field Editors
We always aim to be the most well-rounded resource for fishing information in Colorado, which includes enlisting experts with diverse backgrounds and
skills. FishExplorer.com is proud to have some of the freshest minds in Colorado to share their experiences and fishing expertise.
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David Coulson State Editor To say fly fishing is a passion for Dave is an understatement, he lives by the adage, “fly fishing isn’t a matter of life or death, it’s much more important than that.” Simply, if it’s a fish, then Dave’s willing to chase it on a fly. This includes making two or three trips a year out of state to places like Alaska, Canada, East and West Coasts to fly fish for salmon, northern pike and salt water species, such as redfish. The rest of the time Dave spends his time plying Colorado waters with a fly rod for everything the state has to offer such as bass, perch, crappie, bluegill, walleye, catfish, pike and yes even trout with a fly. Ben Swigle Ben Swigle is an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife stationed out of the Fort Collins office. Ben holds a BS in biology from the University of Notre Dame and a MS in fisheries science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. After working 2 years as a fishery biologist with the USGS in Oregon, he joined Parks and Wildlife in 2005. Ben specifically manages lakes, reservoirs, and streams within the Big Thompson, St. Vrain, and Boulder Creek watersheds. Matt Snider Matt Snider is a life-long fly fisherman who has turned his attention to the "other species" of Colorado, namely any non-trout species. Having caught multiple warmwater species in Colorado on the fly in Colorado alone, Matt built Fish Explorer as a means for anglers to maintain updated lake conditions, an element he finds critical in catching fish and enjoying our resources. An advocate of alternative fly fishing and fisheries preservation, Matt is an avid wiper and muskie fisherman traveling with boat in tow in pursuit of these hard-to-find fish. If a fish is willing to eat something, his bet is that it will eat a fly. Bernie Keefe Bernie Keefe guides for lake trout, kokanee, rainbow trout and brown trout in the Lake Granby Area and is an expert in both fishing and teaching techniques for catching big lake trout in regional waters. Bernie is sponsored by Colorado Boat Center, Crestliner Boats, Mercury Motors, The Ice Team, Eagle Claw, Berkley Fishing,Minn Kota Motors, Lowrance Electronics, Habervision eyewear, Strikemaster, Lindy fishing tackle, Rapala, A&A Toppers. Chad LaChance Known as Fishful Thinker, Chad LaChance is a professional fishing guide, author, and instructor based in Fort Collins, Colorado. He is the host of "Fishful Thinker TV" on Altitude Sports Channel and guest host and weekly contributor on FM102.3 "ESPN Outdoors". Chad is a seminar speaker at various consumer shows including the International Sportsmen’s Expo, a columnist for Sportsman's News, and a field editor for FishExplorer.com. Equally at home with fly or conventional tackle, he has been featured in the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Fishing & Hunting News, Western Outdoor News, The Coloradoan and others. Fishful Thinker is proud to be sponsored by Sportsman’s Warehouse, Toyota Trucks, Pedersen Toyota, St. Croix Rod, Evinrude, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Ranger, Lowrance, Bullhide 4x4, Fuel Off-Road, Costa, and Crowley Marine. Nate Zelinsky Nathan Zelinsky is a full time professional walleye angler. He has fished the MWC along with many other tournaments. Besides tournament fishing Nathan is owner/operator of Tightline Outdoors guide service which is an all species guide service, fishing for Walleye, Smallmouth Bass,Northern Pike, Trout, Catfish, Carp, Perch, Tiger Muskie, Kokanee Salmon and Wiper. Nathan spends around 300 days a year on the water or ice. Nathan also runs a Ice Fishing School in the winter months. He is a frequent guest on ESPN Outdoots with Terry Wickstrom and also appears frequently on Angling Adventures, Fishful Thinker and Lip'em & Rip'em.
Nathan is also a member of ICE TEAM.
Nathan is sponsored by Lund Boats, Mercury Marine, JR’s Tackle, Interstate Batteries, JIffy Augers, Berkley, Fenwick, Phlueger, White Caps, Crowly Marine, Replicas INC, The Sign Guys and Gal, Ice Armor, Clam, Vexilar, Mr. Heater, Ice Team, Blue Quill Angler, Todays Tackle and Line-X. Robby Richardson Sport Fish Colorado and Ice Fish Colorado was created in late 2009 by Robby Richardson. Robby has had an intense passion for fishing and the outdoors since he was first able to walk. His grandpa was a great outdoorsman and his father took him fishing quite often as a child. As Robby grew so did his passion for fishing and in high school he began fishing as much as he could in between school and the sports he played. It was at this point in his life that he decided he would like to help other people enjoy the sport he loved so much and that guiding would be the best way to do that.
Robby then attended college at Western State College in Gunnison where he found himself in the epicenter of many great fishing and outdoor opportunities! He immediately fell in love with this part of God's beautiful county. The following summer, he was blessed with a job as a fishing guide working for the concessionaire at Elk Creek Marina. This was his first guiding experience, but he immediately took to the responsibility of helping people have fun catching fish!
Over the next four years Robby built up his clientele base guiding out of Elk Creek Marina on Blue Mesa and Morrow Point Reservoirs. Unfortunately, there were several factors limiting the flexibility of Robby's goals as a fisherman and a fishing guide so in the fall of 2009 with the help of his mentors and friends, Linnie and Konrad Krauland, he started Sport Fish Colorado. Robby is very thankful to God for blessing him with this opportunity!
Robby's vision for Sport Fish Colorado and Ice Fish Colorado is to continue to advance fishing and ice fishing in the beautiful state of Colorado by providing as much information and instruction possible in an effort to help fishermen and fisherwomen of all experience levels build their confidence as anglers. He strives to do this by teaching and putting into action the latest techniques and technology so that they can succeed and have fun using these tools and techniques with him and on their own. After all, fishing is all about having fun and enjoying God's beautiful outdoors!
Dan Swanson Dan Swanson is a professional walleye fisherman and guide residing in Fort Collins, Colorado. Aside from competing in tournaments across North America, Dan has returned to his roots as a multi-species angler, fly-fishing mountain rivers, guiding for walleye and bass on Horsetooth Reservoir, and chasing a variety of fish in the numerous lakes in northern Colorado and Wyoming. From 2004 until its demise, Dan fished the In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Tour and competed in the 2004 PWT Championship as one of 52 qualifiers. He was also named the 2004 PWT West Rookie of the Year. Featured on Mountain States Fishing with Terry Wickstrom, The Fishful Thinker with Chad LaChance and as a regular contributor to the Fan Outdoors radio show, Dan is a teacher at heart having left the corporate world to help others learn how to catch fish. He gives frequent seminars and presentations in Colorado with a focus on walleyes and electronics. Troy Coburn Troy Coburn is one of the most avid bass fisherman you'll meet, spending over 100 days a year on the water. Troy is a professional licensed fishing guide whose specialty is fishing for trophy bass, wiper and walleye on Denver metro lakes such as Aurora and Quincy Reservoirs. Troy is a four-time Colorado B.A.S.S. Federation State Team qualifier and two-time Denver Bassmasters Angler of the Year. Troy has appeared on numerous occasions with Charlie Meyers in the Denver Post Outdoors section, is a frequent guest on Terry Wickstrom’s Mountain States Fishing TV show and AM 950 The Fan Outdoors radio program, and conducts fishing seminars for the International Sportsmen’s Exposition and at Bass Pro Shops during their Spring Classic event. Troy is proud to be sponsored by Bass Pro Shops, Daiwa Reels, St Croix Rods, Jewel Bait Company, P Line and Rod Wrap. Tim Emery Tim now lives in Denver after ten years of being a fly fishing guide and shop manager in Vail. Tim has become an urban fisherman focusing on fishing within an hour of Denver. He uses his fly rod to fish for anything he has time for and he fishes often. You can follow him on Twitter @TimFishmanEmery or like him on Facebook.
Tim's day job is a Real Estate agent and property manager in the Denver area. Rumor has it, he will buy you a fly rod if you buy or sell a house with him! Scott Thompson Scott is a Colorado native and began fly fishing the Rocky Mountains in 1977. His first strike indicator was a piece torn off of his dad's foam beer cooler. After attending Colorado State University on an acting scholarship he then went on to a successful career in comedy. He is currently producing a television show called "Fly vs. Guy".
He now guides rivers and lakes all over Colorado . To book a day with Scott email him at scotttheguide@gmail.com or http://www.facebook.com/FlyVsGuy Jarrett Edwards Jarrett Edwards is a former Bassmaster Elite Series competitor (9 years) and current host of Jarrett Edwards Outdoors National TV (4 years). Together with his wife Rebecca they own/operate Edwards Entertainment which is a full service production company. Jarrett has held the Colorado Large mouth Bass record for 13 years and today travels the country promoting fishing through seminars and public appearances for over 60 days per year on top of his traveling aquarium business Blue Water Promotions. He has been featured in everything from Esquire magazine to Nightly News with Peter Jennings and today splits residence from beautiful Lake Powell in Page Arizona and South Fork Colorado.
Dave Maynard Dave Maynard is a self described Terminal Angler ...he is always dying to fish! Dave comes to Colorado via the Florida Keys and has fished on 5 continents and in 37 countries. Host of two nationally broadcast TV shows, the Telly Award winning "Fishing Across America" on Pursuit Channel and "Fish the Baja" which airs on Versus/ NBC Sports. Dave is one of the most diverse anglers you will ever meet, from surf casting to fly fishing, salt and fresh Dave NEVER tires of his endless pursuit...
Join Dave on Twitter (@fishthebaja) and FaceBook Barry Reynolds Barry Reynolds is credited as one of the leading warmwater anglers in the sport of fly fishing. An author, TV and video personality, professional guide, and teacher, Barry has propelled the sport of fly fishing into new realms like no other. He has dedicated his fishing life to species such as carp, pike, bass, walleye, wiper and numerous saltwater species. He has authored/co-authored several books and produced DVD’s about catching these “alternate” species on the fly rod. Barry is a regular in speaking series and on seminar circuits and is sponsored by Ross Reels and Ross Worldwide, Rio Fly Lines, Smith Action Optics, Simms, and Umpqua Feather Merchants.
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