Name: Feathered Hook Guide Service
Address: Bishop, CA
Price range: $350 - $1540

About Your Guide

Seth Cline

Independent Guide

Talkative

Laid-back

Instructional

Beginner Oriented

Quality

Comfortable

About Your Guide

Seth Cline

Independent Guide

Seth is a California DFW licensed, bonded and insured fly fishing guide. (#1000612)

We are a professional fly fishing guide company. We offer top quality trips in the Eastern Sierra, ranging from walk and wade river fly fishing trips, to Stillwater boat fly fishing trips in comfort on a 20ft center console boat, where we catch anything from Brown trout, to Cutthroat trout, and Rainbow trout. We also offer specialty trips in the summer for warm water species such as bass and carp fly fishing in ponds located south of Bishop. We offer half day trips (4hrs) or full day trips (8hrs) and we include all the gear such as: fly rods, line, flies and terminal tackle. For our full day trips, we do offer a lunch option as well. We guide as far north as the East Walker River, and as far south as the L.A. aqueduct. We are a year-round guide businees that welcomes all skill levels, from never touching a fly rod before, to a seasoned veteran to the sport, and anywhere in between.

Seth was born and raised in the Eastern Sierra (Bishop/Mammoth, CA), fishing/fly fishing has been apart of his life since he was 4 years old and he was raised around some of the best Fly Fishermen in the industry at that time. He learned skills from them by watching and fishing with them, as well as honing in his fishing knowledge everyday after school. His father and grandfather were major influences in learning fish behavior.

Seth took on a passion for fly fishing at an early age, learning to fly cast at the age of 7 in a parking lot of His and Her fly shop in Newport Beach, CA.

We specialize in fly casting 101 as well as learning to read the water/river, entomology such as the bugs that fish feed on and why we're using those specific flies (AKA Match the Hatch). Even on the tougher days when the bite is slow or the client is having trouble with tangles in their line, we always try to focus on teaching the client different things to keep the day more on the positive end and always learning.

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Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

14 lb Cutthroat trout out of Pyramid Lake, NV. If we're talking local waters though, it'd have to be the 30 in. Rainbow trout out of Crowley Lake.

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Tri Tip, mashed potatoes with a nice pepper gravy, with roasted carrots.

What’s your favorite band?

Waylon Jennings or Primus

What’s your favorite movie?

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist or any John Wayne/ Clint Eastwood westerns

Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

14 lb Cutthroat trout out of Pyramid Lake, NV. If we're talking local waters though, it'd have to be the 30 in. Rainbow trout out of Crowley Lake.

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Tri Tip, mashed potatoes with a nice pepper gravy, with roasted carrots.

What’s your favorite band?

Waylon Jennings or Primus

What’s your favorite movie?

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist or any John Wayne/ Clint Eastwood westerns

What’s your favorite sports team?

Does watching the Bassmaster Classic count?

What’s your drink of choice?

Sweet Tea, or Pepsi. If we're talking mixed drinks, its a Rum & Coke

What was your last halloween costume?

I honestly don't remember

What do you want for Christmas this year?

Anything fishing or hunting related.

How did you get started guiding?

In 2016 I was offered the opportunity to be a fly fishing guide through a local fly fishing shop in Bishop, CA. I accepted the offer, and got my guide license, and was able to do my first ever guided fly fishing trip, and was hooked, I couldn't see myself doing anything else. I stayed with that shop for 4.5 years, then went to another local outfitter from the area and stayed with them for 4 years as well when Karli and I decided to do our own thing. I had 8 years under my belt of guiding experience at this point, and years of knowledge of not just fishing, but how to treat clients, both on the boat and walking the water.

What makes you different from other guides?

I always hear there's 2 types of guides, there's the "puts people on a ton of fish, but isn't personable" guide, and the "slower fish day, but have a memorable learning day/conversation" guide, and I try to strive to be a mix of both as personable as I can be, and put people on a successful day that they consider is successful for them. I've been told by both clients and friends, that I'm the best of both worlds, that clients like my personality on the water, and that I also, no matter good or slow day, give 110% of my effort into your success on the water.

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