Kern River Fly Fishing Guide Service
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Guy Jeans, owner/guide/instructor , is a Certified Casting Instructor with the Federation of Fly Fishers. He guides over 200 days a year all over the Southern Sierra, Sequoia National Forest , Golden Trout Wilderness, Domeland Wilderness and South Sierra Wilderness. He is a Simms Guide Ambassador and field tester for Simms fishing products and hosts and guides trips in Montana and in the California surf for saltwater species. In 2012, Guy recieved the "Lee Wulff Award" from the International Federation of Fly Fishers. He has fly fished all over the US and Canada and loves to catch all species of fish on a fly. He is also host of the critically acclaimed show and DVD "Sierra Fly Fishing" and he writes articles about fly fishing, for magazines and newspapers throughout the west. Check out his DVD on Fly Fishing the Upper Kern in The Golden Trout Wilderness. Upper Kern DVD Vol. 2 He is a contract fly designer for Solitude Fly Company and his Kern Emerger pattern is used and sold internationally .
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This native Kern River Rainbow was caught on the Upper Kern River using a Kern Emerger size 12.
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Dan Ocampo, Guide/Intructor (aka: Dano)has a bachelors degree in photo journalism and worked as a photo journalist for 15 years. He is also a kayak instructor as well as an avid mountain biker and outdoor enthusiast.He began his fly fishing guiding career after completing the Confluence Outfitters Fly Fishing Guide School in Redbluff, California. A talented fly fisher and instructor, Dano's kind and patient nature plus his sense of humor will make your time on the water a very enjoyable and memorable one.
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Brandon Sweet, Retail Sales/Guide An avid outdoorsman/fly fisherman and class 5 guide on the Kern River, Brandon really knows the Kern River area. When you come into the shop to find out where the fish are or what flies to use, Brandon will make sure your questions are answered.
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Don Hardcastle, Retail Sales Meet new Kern River Fly Shop staff member and experienced fly shop rat, Don Hardcastle. Don started fly fishing the Kern River at age 10. Fishing it continues to be one of his favorite activities. Don is a Past President of the Kern River Fly Fishers and current Southern Sierra Fly Fishers member. He has been involved in educational programs for new fly fishers, and he is eager to help new recruits. A long time gearhead, Don can help you choose the right fly fishing gear to suit your needs.
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Sharon Richardson, Retail Sales started fishing at age three with her Dad, and has not stopped since that time. Sharon has been a high school science teacher, a police officer, a computer systems engineer and a sales rep for IBM and Xerox.
Sharon called Idaho home for the last 22 years before settling in California. She is a hunter, a shooter, a fly tier, and a fly fisher. When you come into the shop with questions on which flies to use, Sharon will help you find the magic flies for the day and give you great advice.
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Bill Darbee, Retail Sales has been fly fishing for over 20 years and loves everything that has to do with fly fishing. Bill’s favorite aspect of fly fishing is being out on the water with friends and family. Bill was born and raised on the Beaverkill River in New York State and is the nephew of the famous Catskill fly tier, Harry Darbee who is the inventor of the popular fly, “Rat Face Mcdougle”. After the military Bill met his wife of 40 years, Patty, and moved to California. He served 30 years on the Bakersfield Police Department retiring as Lieutenant in 1999. He has a daughter, son and 7 grandkids. He is a member of the Southern Sierra Fly Fishers Club and is presently on the Board of Directors as President. Bill is known for his great sense of humor, kind nature and the guy who knows how to catch the big ones.
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Jessica, Retail Sales
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Joe Margiotta,
Guide-Instructor/Retail Sales/Web Technology/Development/ Joe has been fly fishing for 45 years and has fly fished all over the US, Canada and Mexico. A master fly tier for 40 years, he has tied his own effective patterns for many different fisheries including the Kern. He has been involved with the Fly Fishers Academy Youth Project that teaches kids the art of fly fishing and fly tying since its inception in 2005. Joe has been fishing the Kern since the late sixties and is a master fly fisherman of the sierra mountain range. Joe is our website developer and is a major key in the operations of our multiple websites.
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Tysun McMullan,
Producer/Director-Sierra Fly Fishing Tysun has been fly fishing for about 4 years, but his real interest has always been behind the camera.Whether its photography,filming or editing,this talented artist has that magic eye to help us see things in a different way.Tysun is owner of Sierra Fly Fishing "The Show!!" a show about the fly fishing in the Sierra Mountain range,with the first show on the Lower Kern River and the incredible fly fishing it offers. Tysun was senior editor for “Making the Video”, a successful show on MTV that ran for four years.(17 seasons). He was lead editor for “Homewrecker” and edited several episodes of “Punked” and “Pimp my Ride”. Prior to becoming an editor, Tysun was Director of Photography and Cameraman for many films and television shows including “Behind the Music”, and the award winning short, “La Rev De La Mer”.
Tysun, an avid outdoorsman and professional photographer, spends much of his time in the Kern River Valley, fly fishing, kayaking, filming and taking photographs. He now lives in Wofford Heights, California, in the beautiful Kern River Valley. Tysun is well known for his artistic approach to filmmaking and photography, and his unique editing style.
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