TRIPS
Private Water
$100-125 rod fee per angler + guided trip
THE TRIP
A quiet, permitted stretch of ranch water all to yourselves. Big meadows, big sky, and rivers that see only a handful of rods a day. A rod fee on top of your guided trip.
TRIP DETAILS
- Cost
- $100-125 rod fee per angler, on top of the guided trip fee
- Group size
- Up to 4 anglers per day on most stretches
- Water
- Elk Fork Ranch · Pettee Ranch (Fourmile Creek) · Puma Hills River Ranch (Tarryall Creek)
- Season
- May through October · seasonally based on water conditions
- Skill level
- All levels · Elk Fork is great for beginners; the creeks reward a stealthy cast
- Booking notice
- Call the shop for availability · dates go fast in summer
GOOD FOR
- ·Groups who want a beautiful stretch of water to themselves
- ·Returning clients who want trophy water without the crowds
- ·Anglers chasing specific species (wild browns, big rainbows, cutbows)
- ·Beginners too: Elk Fork Ranch suits every skill level
INCLUDED
- ·Exclusive access to your ranch stretch for the day
- ·Orvis-trained guide (added at standard rate)
- ·Rod fees and access arranged through us
- ·Low-traffic water: some ranches cap the day at 4 anglers total
WHAT TO EXPECT
Private water is the answer when you want a beautiful stretch of river all to yourselves. We work with three ranches. Elk Fork Ranch is the ultimate in exclusive fishing: when you reserve it, your party has the entire ranch (streams, trophy trout ponds, and lakes) to yourselves and your guide, and it suits beginners and experts alike. Pettee Ranch puts you on a mile of Fourmile Creek at 9,700 feet near Fairplay, wild browns and stocked rainbows in tight meadow meanders. Puma Hills River Ranch is 2.5 miles of Tarryall Creek winding through a high meadow near Lake George, with wild browns, cutbows, rainbows, and trophy Donaldson's (max 4 anglers per day). Call the shop and we'll match your group to the right ranch.