Packraft Fly fishing: how to reach far-flung places & catch wild fish, a chat with guide thad ferrell
In Episode #9 of, “A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting,” guide Thad Ferrell talks about packraft fly fishing. Thad was an early adopter of packrafts, and a longtime cyclist, rock climber and fly fisherman. He recently packrafted the Kongakut River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to fly fish for char. In this episode we talk about how he got started with fly fishing and guiding, his multi-sport adventures, his new venture to teach packraft fly fishing on the Dolores and Animas rivers in Colorado in 2025, some tips for packraft fly fishing and, of course, his trip to the Refuge. Stay tuned because in episode #10 we’ll be chatting with Thor Tingey. Thor and Sheri Tingey spearheaded the development of the world’s first fishing-focused packrafts. We hope you enjoy episode #9!
Four Corners Guides will be running packraft fly fishing courses on the Dolores River July 2025 and the Animas April and July-October. These courses will be tailored to participants’ specific needs, desires and existing skill sets. Courses may be for up to three people, depending on their paddling abilities (i.e. if you already know how to packraft, then you can be the main paddler for one of the Foragers, along with Thad). You will be learning out of two Foragers. And we will be teaching you everything from standard paddling, rescue and river reading skills, to new strategies for catching fish, to how to take care of your equipment and more. Visit our fly fishing page for details.
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