Brad Abbott
Owner of Owyhee Fly Fisher
and Lead Guide
Brad Abbott has been fly fishing since 1973 when his dad placed a 4wt Fenwick in his hand. Since then he has cast lines all through the west, down to the blue water of the Sea of Cortez and up into the wilds of Alaska.
During all that time he has fine tuned his craft by becoming a rod builder, fly tier, casting instructor and entomologist. Brad also has over 13 years of guiding experience on the Salmon and Snake Rivers of Idaho. His knowledge of the biology and geology of the Owyhee make a day fishing with him an enlightening experience. His detailed knowledge of the aquatic and terrestrial insects is invaluable to having a successful day on the Owyhee.
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Brad is a teacher and coach at Rocky Mountain High School in Meridian, Idaho. He teaches biology and life-time sports classes in fly fishing where students learn entomology, rod building, fly tying, knot tying and casting skills. As the Head Track coach at Rocky his boys and girls teams have won numerous state championships at the largest school classification.
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Brad loves to fish the Owyhee and would love to show you this one of a kind fishery.
TESTIMONIALS
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Booked a trip with Brad to take my 15 yr old son fly fishing. He is new to the sport and Brad did a fantastic job teaching him. We both had an epic day that we’ll remember forever. I have fished with dozens of guides over the years, but none better than Brad. The entire experience was exceptional!
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James H​
I had a two day trip with Brad Abbott from Owyhee Fly Fisher on the Owyhee. There were six of us in the river both days. Brad and his crew were simply fantastic. They know the river, know fishing and we’re the most patient and accomplished teachers I’ve seen in the hunting and fishing world. They are passionate and very personable. The image of Brad coaching my 30 year old son into a 23” brown is indelibly etched in my mind. We’ve fly fished for years but learned a ton from these real pros.
Thank you Brad and your crew for the epic experience, food and brotherhood.
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David Dunaway
VADM, USN(ret)
In my opinion Owyhee Fly Fisher is a five star operation all the way from ease of booking, the pre-trip phone calls, the guides with expert knowledge of the river and it’s insects, to the gourmet lunches.
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I fished two days with guide Brad Abbott. What an experience! Brad likes to site fish guide. That is, he sites a quality fish, gets his client in position to cast to the fish, coaches the casts, then coaches playing the fish. We had spectacular success! I couldn’t be more pleased!
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Ken Casady
General Manager (Ret.)
Trout Creek Flies, Green River Outfitters
on Utah’s Green River