Guide Partnerships

If you’re a fly fishing guide in southern Vermont or the Connecticut River corridor (or anywhere in Vermont, really), there are a few ways a relationship with BrattleFly might be worth your time.

Brattleboro sits at the junction of I-91, Route 30, and Route 9. North, south, east, and west — every road out of this town leads to fishable water within the hour. That geography is a foundation of what BrattleFly is building, and it’s why guides working anywhere in this corridor have a reason to be part of the conversation.

BrattleFly is a fly shop and guide service in downtown Brattleboro, operating in partnership with Trico Unlimited. The focus runs from trout on the Battenkill to smallmouth, pike, and panfish on the Connecticut and West Rivers — a full-season, multi-species operation rooted in the specific character of southern Vermont fishing. Building something serious here means working with people who already know this water.

If you guide in this region, there are a few ways a relationship with BrattleFly might be worth your time.

Get Booked

BrattleFly generates client inquiries across a broader territory than most people associate with Brattleboro. The shop sits at a key spot such that clients arriving here are headed in a lot of different directions.

North on I-91 opens the Connecticut River trophy trout section near Springfield, the White River, the Black River, and the Northeast Kingdom. Route 30 northwest runs the West River corridor through Townshend and Jamaica before reaching the Battenkill country around Manchester. Route 9 west reaches the Harriman Reservoir, Sadawga Pond, and the hill towns of Windham and Bennington counties. Route 9 east crosses into New Hampshire border water.

A client who walks into the shop on Linden Street could be pointed in any of those directions within the hour. When demand runs ahead of in-house capacity — or when a client needs a guide for water outside our coverage — BrattleFly refers them to guides it trusts. That referral carries weight because it’s selective.

If you’re working water anywhere in that footprint and you want your name in that conversation, reach out. The arrangement is flexible and can grow from there.

Teach Here

BrattleFly runs programming designed to bring new people into fly fishing — casting clinics, beginner guide days, fly-tying evenings, and youth instruction. These events need people who are good at teaching, not just fishing.

The audience includes Brattleboro kids who wouldn’t otherwise have access to this, adults picking up a fly rod for the first time, and visitors looking for a real introduction to the sport. The goal is to build something that serves the whole local fishing community, not just the shop. Participation is compensated. The work matters.

If instruction is something you do well and care about, there’s a place for you in this calendar.

Talk Shop

BrattleFly is building an honest understanding of this market — seasonal patterns, species behavior, access, what clients actually want, where the opportunities are that nobody has acted on yet. That knowledge lives with people who have been guiding this water for years.

If you’re willing to share perspective on the regional scene — over coffee, on the water, or however works — that conversation has value and will be treated accordingly.

Get in Touch

None of this requires a formal commitment to start. The goal is a community of guides who know and trust each other, built around water worth fishing.

Reach out one of the following ways: