Trips Offered
WALK/WADE TRIPS
Winter Rates: (Nov. 15, 2025 - March 15, 2026)
Winter Walk Wade Trips
(November 15, 2025 thru March 15, 2026)
We offer Winter Walk/Wade trips to the best locations in the Denver Front Range. Our access to extensive public and private water (1) options help us to ensure your trip is the best it can be.
These 6 hour trips do not include lunch, Colorado fishing license or Guide Gratuity - but do include all flies and terminal tackle.
(1) Private water fees, if applicable, are in addition to the guide fee. Click here for private water fees.
Winter Trip Guide Fee (6 Hours)
- 1 Angler $395
- 2 Anglers $495
- 3 Anglers $625
Spring/Summer Rates: (March 16, 2026 - Nov. 14, 2026)
Walk Wade Trips - Spring/Summer
(March 16, 2026 thru November 14, 2026)
We offer both full day and half day trips to the best locations in the Denver Front Range. Our access to extensive public and private water options help us to ensure your trip is the best it can be.
All trips include any equipment that you may need. Full day trips also include a streamside lunch.
Not included is a Colorado fishing license or Guide Gratuity.
(1) Private water fees, if applicable, are in addition to the guide fee. Click here for private water fees.
Full Day Trip Guide Fee (8 Hours)
- 1 Angler $600
- 2 Anglers $700
- 3 Anglers $850
Half Day Trip Guide Fee (4 Hours)
- 1 Angler $500
- 2 Anglers $600
- 3 Anglers $750
FLOAT TRIPS - Spring/Summer (2026)
To book a float trip, give us a call at (303) 674-4700 or you may request a booking online and our guide coordinator will get you set up for the trip of a lifetime.
We are a “Licensed River Outfitter – Issued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife” #552.
All or part of this operation is conducted on Public Lands under special permit from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Overview
The Blue Quill Angler offers float trips on the Upper Colorado River! Our permit allows us to float from Pumphouse to State Bridge, which gives us the opportunity to get you on the section of river that is fishing best.
If you’ve never floated through this section of the Colorado River, you are missing out on some incredible fly fishing–not to mention beautiful scenery!
Most of the fishing action during our float trips will consist of nymphing multiple fly rigs under an indicator or casting streamers on the bank, which is one of the most exciting ways to entice the larger browns in this section of river. Although we fish out of the boat during our float trips, we also get out and wade fish the most productive runs. The fishing is great year-round, but it’s especially good from late March through early November. Our float trips include all necessary equipment, including flies, leaders, waders and a streamside lunch.
Not included is a Colorado fishing license or Guide Gratuity.
Full Day Trips (8 Hours)
- 1 Angler $825
- 2 Anglers $895
The Blue Quill Difference
The Blue Quill Angler Colorado fly fishing guide service operates out of our fly shop in Evergreen, Colorado – 25 minutes west of Denver. We are a professional guide service offering guided walk/wade and float fly fishing trips to a multitude of public and private water destinations in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado. What sets us apart from other outfitters is the expertise of our guide staff, along with our extensive permits that allow us to guide rivers others can’t.
Guiding is much more than just catching fish. We put you on the best water, with low client-to-guide ratios and cover all aspects of this wonderful sport. Our hope is you will leave our guided fly fishing trips in Colorado with not only memories and pictures, but the knowledge to get out on your own and enjoy fly fishing!
To book a trip or to answer any questions you may have, please call (303)674-4700 Ext 2 and speak with one of our trip coordinators. You may also select the Book Trip Now button below to request more information.
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Pat Dorsey
Head Guide
Pat Dorsey is the head guide and a co-owner of the Blue Quill Angler fly shop in Evergreen, Colorado. He oversees and trains more than 25 guides, setting the standard for integrity and professionalism in the Blue Quill Angler guide operation. Dorsey also, publishes an online stream report that monitors stream flows and conditions for the Blue, Colorado, South Platte (Cheesman, Deckers, Spinney Mountain Ranch, and Eleven Mile Canyon), North Fork of the South Platte, and Williams Fork Rivers.
Pat has literally written the book(s) on fly fishing the Colorado front range. You can check out his books here.
