Landon Mayer’s angling success is fueled by an addiction to pursuing large trout with small flies and lightweight fly-fishing equipment. Mayer enthusiastically teaches and demonstrates his techniques and on-river knowledge to fellow anglers and has developed innovative strategies for sighting, hooking, and landing selective trout. He shares these tips and secrets in his books Guide Flies: Easy to Tie Patterns for Tough Trout (2022), The Hunt for Giant Trout: 25 Top Locations in the US to Catch a Trophy (new for 2019), Trout Tips: A Guide’s Secrets, Tactics and Techniques (2016), Colorado’s Best Fly Fishing (2013), Sight Fishing for Trout (2010), and How to Catch the Biggest Trout of Your Life (2007), in addition to his new film with Headwater Media: Mastering the Short Game (2019), Fly Tiers Master Class: Guide Flies and other Favorites (2024).
Landon’s passion for fly-fishing has allowed him to make several noteworthy contributions to the sport on and off the water. This has included travels to fly-fishing related organizations of the Mid-Atlantic, West, Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and Southern states, as well as teaching through guided trips, fly-fishing classes, presentations, and demonstrations of his unique techniques.
Mayer is a contributing writer for Fly Fisherman and High Country Angler magazines. His contributions also have been featured in publications such as Fly Rod and Reel, American Angler, Southwest Fly Fishing, Field and Stream, and Fish and Fly magazines.
He’ll also be at the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show at the end of February presenting, tying, and casting
Mayer has been guiding in Colorado full time on the South Platte River for the last 23 years, and one full season on the Nak Nek River in AK. He resides in Woodland Park, Colorado. For additional information on his services and presentations, contact him at:
719-210-0619
www.landonmayer.com
Landon Mayer Fly Fishing on Facebook
Landon Mayer Fly Fishing You Tube
@landonmayerflyfishing on Instagram
NOTE: Prior to the start of the General Meeting at 6:30 pm, we will be conducting short Crew26 Introductory clinic to help our those new to the sport. Please look at the Club Activities article in the Newsletter for more information.
Posted on February 19th, 2026
Like many of you, I have been fishing all my life—in streams, lakes, and the ocean. Every minute I fish is pure joy, even if I don’t catch a thing. About 25 years ago, I purchased a fly rod and reel while visiting friends in Michigan. A friend at work gave me a book and a video cassette (this was before the internet!) to help me learn how to cast. I fiddled around with it, but I never really had the time or patience to learn to cast properly, so the rod went into the fishing cabinet to collect dust.
