Landon Mayer
Landon Mayer is fly fishing guide from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has been guiding on Colorado waters for the past nine years, and is a certified casting instructor with the Federation of Fly Fishers. He holds the current IGFA Colorado state record for brown trout on 4lb test, measuring 30 inches long and weighing 11lbs.
Landon specializes in the pursuit of trophy trout, and loves sharing his knowledge with others. He has just completed work on his first book, How to Catch the BiggestTrout of your Life (Wild River Press, November 2006).
Landon is a feature writer for High Country Angler magazine, and has been published in Fly Fisherman and American Angler. He is also an ambassador for Cloudveil fly fishing apparel and a member of Ross Reels pro staff. To learn more, visit his website at www.landonmayer.com.
John Barr
John Barr is a legendary fly tier and fisherman from Boulder, Colorado. He is the creator of dozens of the world’s best-selling flies, including the Copper John, Tung Teaser, Flashback Golden Stonefly Nymph, Barr Emerger Baetis, Barr Emerger PMD, Graphic Caddis Pupa, Net Builder Caddis Larva, Bou Face, Slumpbuster, Drowned Trico Spinner, Pure Midge Larva, & the Rubber-Legged Copper John.
John has developed numerous fly fishing & tying instructional videos including, “Cabela’s John Barr’s Favorite Flies,” and “Our Favorite Flies and How to Fish Them” (with Jack Dennis and Mike Lawson). He is a pro-staff ambassador for numerous companies including Sage, Simms, Umpqua, and Ross Reels. You can write to John via our editorial department at: frank@madtroutmedia.com.
