About Russ:

A Colorado native and lifelong outdoorsman, one of Russ’ earliest memories is the moment his love for the water (and the creatures that live in it) began. Crouched in the grass with his father along a small mountain stream, Russ remembers watching intently as his father tossed grasshoppers to hungry brown trout hidden under cutbanks and overhanging brush. He would squeal with delight as one of the spotted missiles darted to the surface to make a splashy ambush. Over 30 years later, that love of fish and the water has only grown but watching a hungry trout smash a hopper remains one of Russ’ favorite things in life. His passion for fishing has taken him all over the United States and abroad, chasing redfish and speckled trout in the estuaries of Florida and Alabama, bonefish and permit in Belize, pike and musky in Michigan, walleye and smallmouth bass in eastern Colorado, salmon and steelhead in Washington State and Canada, winter steelhead in Idaho, and many others. His favorite, however, remains backcountry trout that rarely see a fisherman. Russ loves to share his passion for fishing and the outdoors with others through guiding. When he isn’t on the water, he spends his time tying flies, planning hunting and fishing trips, brewing beer, enjoying said beer, looking for antler sheds, camping, hiking, and building things; much of it alongside his wife, Kara, and their yellow lab, Maddie. 

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