“There isn’t anywhere that I have found yet that is better than here, so it was an easy decision to come back.”  Matt’s grandfather grew up in Picabo on Silver Creek, so fishing in Idaho is really in Matt’s blood.  He didn’t cast his first line in Silver Creek, though, but rather in the North Fork of the Big Lost where the six-year-old caught his first trout on a snazzy Spider Man spin rod. Sharing what makes his hometown so amazing makes Matt happy and his favorite guide trip to date was taking a group of disabled veterans rafting down the Salmon River. “It was the most fulfilling trip I have ever had because none of them had ever been rafting before and many of them had not been able to do something like that for a long time. I feel very lucky to have given them the opportunity to experience something they otherwise wouldn’t do,” he explained.

Guiding Style

Teacher. “Obviously, I love catching fish but for me, the process of figuring out how to catch a fish and understanding a river better is what I really love. I think that fly fishing is the best way to learn and understand how the river ecosystem works just like how kayaking or rafting is the best way to understand how the water in a river moves. I have found that teaching someone about the place they are in or the ecosystem they are interacting with is the most fulfilling part of being a guide. I also find that teaching new techniques whether that is kayaking, ski racing, or now fly fishing is a fun process and it is awesome to see people progress.”