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What makes a quality fly fishing outfitter? The answer is fairly simple . . .an outfitter who makes the process of picking and reserving a date easy and then assists you with the arrangements and ensures no details are missed. Going hand-in-hand with this are the guides and the service they provide to make YOUR trip a memorable one. Heise Expeditions has a reputation for having a superb line-up of talented guides who work at ensuring your trip on the Snake River is one you will not soon forget.
Most of our clients return year after year as they know they are on the river with guides that are second to none. There are other outfitters but only one Heise Expeditions. Call James Osmond to schedule your next float on the legendary Snake River. Plentiful options exist . . . from 1/2 day trips to extended floats with or without a overnighter on the river. There is never enough time but there is always time for a float down the Snake with Heise Expeditions. Call now to reserve your next trip.
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James Osmond |
James was born and raised just down the road in Ririe and has been guiding for 14 years. His hobbies are fly fishing, tying that perfect fly that will catch the big one, geocaching (a treasure hunting game where you use a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity- there are about 100 countries participating in the game), hunting and mountain biking. When you arrange a trip with Heise Expeditions it is likely James will be the one making the arrangements. He still makes a few personal trips a week in search of that lunker Brown (what he calls a real "toilet flusher" . . . the sound they make is a great imitation).
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Brenda Swinney |
Brenda Swinney is a licensed, professional guide with eleven years of experience on the South Fork of the Snake River. She is an excellent teacher who has won over many rookies with her enthusiasm and patience. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned angler, you can expect a day spent with Brenda to improve your casting, technique, knowledge and enjoyment of fly fishing. Brenda is well known and respected by many experienced anglers and guides both for her professional manner and for her productive fly patterns.
Her flies were featured in Fly Tyer magazine and have been used in Jackson Hole's famous One Fly Competition the past ten years. Brenda was also featured on Outdoor Life Network's Fly Fish Television Magazine in the spring of 2003. In the off season, you can find Brenda tying flies, painting and dreaming about trout in the Kansas City area.
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James Bruce |
James have fished the South Fork for over 25 years. He worked at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for 26 years as a project manager; taking early retirement 2 years ago.
He is now a substitute teacher in Jefferson County during the school year. You may also find James on one of your journeys to the Sportsman's Warehouse where he works in the fishing department and has for the last two years.
Born in Boise he is a native Idahoan. Hobbies are fly fishing in the summer and steelhead fishing in the fall and spring. In the winter he loves to ski and the powder at Grand Targhee is a special treat. You will also find James lifting weights or riding his mountain bike. |
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Ken Burkholder |
Ken Burkholder has been guiding on the South Fork for over twenty-two years. Dry fly fishing is his passion and assists many anglers every year into great fishing on the South Fork.
He is also
musically inclined and is an oboist, working for the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Lee Davison |
Lee is an FFF Certified Master Casting Instructor and a licensed Idaho guide. He combines both a calming patience and an infectious enthusiasm for introducing fly fishing or Spey casting by teaching basic casting techniques aimed at building confidence in the beginning angler.
Lee is also the CEO of Snake River Outfitters - CND Spey Rod distributor for the USA and Canada, Chairman of the Federation of Flyfishers Guide Board, member of the FFF
WRMC Board and The Snake River Cutthroats (TU & FFF chapter) Board.
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