Mission for phishing

I am Captain Jack Gardner. I am a fly fishing guide in Wyoming. My goal everyday is to provide guided fly fishing trips that gives each guest an experience that fulfills their goals and expectations in a fun constructive atmosphere. Whether you’ve been fishing your whole life or you are a beginner that wants to learn how to fish you are welcome on this boat. Meeting each guest wishes in my top priority. I believe guided trips are all about team work and everyone being on the same page. Whether you want to wade or float, catch as many fish as possible, throw streamers for big browns, concentrate on dry flies or even learn how to spey cast, we can plan a day that will satisfy your goals. My intention with this website is to provide a helpful and encouraging platform for fishing in central Wyoming.

Typical day going phishing with my wife and some of the puppies.

About me

I was lucky to have my fishing career start with my father taking me bass fishing when I was 9 years old. Eventually, I started working at a fly shop in Ohio when I was 13 years old, with my good friend Chip. We spent most of high school bass fishing around Kentucky, and occasionally chasing trout and carp too. After high school I set my sights on the mountains and headed to Colorado for college. I became enamored and captivated with trout fishing and all the places they live. So, I decided to work and fish my way North covering the Rockies for trout, and the West coast for steelhead.

After guiding and fishing for years in Montana, the greater Yellowstone area, winter after winter on the west coast, and the Jackson/ East Idaho area, I have decided to call Alcova Wyoming home. I have guided on the Yellowstone, Gallatin, Madison, Jefferson, Big Hole, Big Horn, Snake, Green, New Fork, South Fork, Salt, and North Platte River. I have been lucky to get to experience so many amazing rivers on top of the ones I have worked on. Central Wyoming is probably my favorite though and couldn’t be happier that I ended up on one of the best rivers of all time, the North Platte.

What I teach