Vail Valley Anglers Staff & Guides
The staff and guides at Vail Valley Anglers are a collection of anglers, explorers, travelers and, above all experienced fly fishermen and women. Many have lived in the area the majority of their lives and others have come to be in this glorious place after years of searching the globe for fly fishing nirvana.
Look below to find more information about the experienced and passionate team at Vail Valley Anglers. Better yet, book a day on one of our world-class rivers in the mountains surrounding the Vail Valley.
Shop Staff
Andy Leister
Product Buyer, Float & Wade Guide
Billy Cosby
E-Commerce Manager
Emily Dmohowski
Operations Manager, Float & Wade Guide
Nikolai Ambwani
Shop Staff
JP Modderno
Shop Manager, Guide Service Coordinator
Our Guide Team
Andy "Otter" Smith
Float & Wade Guide
Andy Trewhitt
Float & Wade Guide
Bryant Compton
Float & Wade Guide, Program Instructor
Chase Hansen
Float & Wade Guide
Chris Wu
Float & Wade Guide
Dan Rejda
Float Guide
Ed Lawn
Float Guide
Ethan Ledford
Float & Wade Guide
Freddie Pixtun
Float & Wade Guide
Gavin Jobson
Float & Wade Guide
Greg Harvey
Float & Wade Guide
Hunter Burnham
Float & Wade Guide
Jaden Weiss
Wade Guide
Jake Morley
Float & Wade Guide
Jeff Lyon
Float & Wade Guide
Jewel Leah Carlon
Float & Wade Guide
John Martin
Wade Guide
Kevin Murphy
Float & Wade Guide
Marc Barnwell
Float & Wade Guide
Manny Pilas
Float & Wade Guide
Michael Salomone
Float Guide
Richard Jordan
Float & Wade Guide
Rob Waters
Float & Wade Guide
Shaun Twomey
Float & Wade Guide
Steve Becht
Wade Guide
Tom Stoffel
Cordillera Fishing Manager
Thomas Gibson
Wade Guide
Will Watson
Request a Guide
All of our guides are highly-trained professionals with countless years of experience on our local rivers. But if you’re not into taking chances with strangers, and know exactly who you want to head to the river with, then we’ll do our best to make it happen for you. During checkout, after you choose the date and time you want to fish you’ll see an option to “Request staff member.” Simply select your preferred guide from the dropdown and click continue. We can’t guarantee the assignment, but we’ll always do our best to honor your request.
Feel free to check out our Staff & Guides page to refresh your memory on a previous guide, or simply learn a little more about your options. And don’t be afraid to select “anyone available.” Like we said, they wouldn’t work for us if they weren’t the best.
"One thing becomes clearer as one gets older and one’s fishing experience increases, and that is the paramount importance of one’s fishing companions." - John Ashley-Cooper
