Meet The Guides

Bob Lamm

Bob is from Sedalia, Missouri. He first fished the area in 1972 with his high school guidance counselor, Bill Rose. He started working in Jim Danskin’s Fly Shop in 1974 and ran his first guide trip for Bob Jacklin in September of that same year. Bob came to work for Henry’s Fork Anglers in 1978. A winner of Fly Rod and Reel’s “Guide of the Year” award, Bob sets the standard in the fly fishing industry. His knowledge of the area lakes and rivers is unsurpassed. He is a patient, effective teacher and a true professional. Booking a trip with Bob can be next to impossible. He has a great number of return clients and if you’d like to book a trip with him, you’d better do it as early as possible. In the off season, Bob guides bird hunters, trains retrievers, and chases wild turkeys.

Mark "Smitty" Smith

Smitty first fished the Henry’s Fork with Will Godfrey in 1972 when he was 13 years old. That summer, he caught his first fish on a dry fly on the Yellowstone River. He returned to Island Park to work in Godfrey’s shop during the summers of 1973 through 1975. He started guiding for Will in 1985 and eventually, he came to work at Henry’s Fork Anglers in 1990. Smitty loves to take people fishing on Harrman Ranch and Yellowstone National Park. A patient teacher, Smitty is also an accomplished artist. His artwork can be seen in our shop and at the Henry’s Fork Lodge. Smitty lives in Brawley, California during the winter months where he does his artwork. He and his wife Glenna have two sons, Tyler and Mason.

Curt Barker

Curt is from Ogden, Utah and has been with Henry’s Fork Anglers since 1979. His father bought a cabin on Island Park Reservoir in 1960 and Curt has been fishing the area since then. As a result, he knows the Island Park area and the entire Yellowstone region very well. Whether he is searching for trophy trout on Henry’s Lake or wading little known sections of the lower river, Curt has an uncanny ability to find fish. Curt spends the winter recovering from a summer of guiding by hunting pheasants and other birds with his black labs and working for the IRS.

Tom Grimes

“Tall” Tom as he’s admirably known is originally from Missouri and has been a member of our staff since 1983. He first fished the Henry’s Fork area in 1968. Over the years, he has acquired a great deal of knowledge about the area. He is known as a patient guide who does an excellent job teaching beginner & advanced anglers alike. His steady temper and dry sense of humor make him a great companion for a day of fishing. In the off season, Tom guides elk hunters and works at a restaurant near his home in Sheridan, Montana. Tom has also done quite a bit of big game hunting in the Yukon and is active in the Federation for North American Wild Sheep.

John “Hootie” Mauldin

Hootie was born and raised in Dalton, Georgia. He began fly fishing for trout about twenty years ago on the Conasauga River in the Cohutta Wilderness. He graduated from Kennesaw State University with a B.S. degree in Psychology. He began fishing northwestern Wyoming waters as a young teenager on summer vacations. 2008 was his first season with Henry’s Fork Anglers, and he is very excited to return every summer. When Hootie is not fishing he is either tying flies or observing insects and fish from the stream bank. During our off-season Hootie guides on his home waters of Georgia and Tennessee.

Sam Miller

You better be a darn good fisherman to develop a love of flyfishing growing up in Columbus, Ohio. Sam took his first backcountry fly fishing trip in Wyoming at the age of 14. He honed his skills at Teton Valley Ranch Camp as the resident guide the summer of 2014, where he taught kids age 10-14 the basics of gear, casting and fly tying. While his experience ranges from steelheading in the tributaries of the Great Lakes to hunting the elusive rooster fish in Baja, Sam’s love of the area draws him back to Idaho year after year stalking trout. Sam is a great guide if you are a beginner or experienced fisherman. On his rare days off you can find him scouting the water for the next great spot.

Will Scott

Will is from Columbus, Ohio where he grew up with a fly rod in his hand chasing smallmouth and largemouth bass, musky, trout, carp and anything else he could trick into eating a fly. He began venturing out West to ski and fish at a young age and fell in love with the rivers, lakes and streams that this region has to offer. Living in Fly Fishing’s gravity, he has followed it all over the world, fishing places like the Florida Everglades, the Bahamas, Mexico, and Belize to name a few. This kind of diversity has given Will an intricate understanding of the sport. Will made the move to Bozeman, Montana in 2018 to chase his passion for fly fishing and skiing as well as to get his degree in business management at Montana State University. Shortly after the move he began working in the Fly Shop at Henry’s Fork Anglers where he gained an expansive knowledge of the lakes and rivers in Henry’s Fork country. Will is a patient teacher whose passion for fly fishing is contagious. His drive to share his knowledge and love for fishing make him a great choice for both beginners and expert anglers alike.

Owen Weaver

Owen grew up in Roswell, GA fly fishing for anything with a fin from trout to striper. He developed a passion for fly fishing at a young age Western North Carolina, North Georgia, and Eastern Tennessee regions. During the off-season he is down south guiding for trout in his home waters or taking an occasional trip to the east coast in search of redfish in the salt. Owen attended Montana State University in Bozeman majoring in Business Management. He immediately started honing his skills on the waters that surrounded Bozeman, and soon fell in love with the Henrys Fork area. His time as a shop employee at Henry's Fork Anglers has allowed him to learn all of the rivers in the area and all that they have to offer. He is passionate about teaching, sharing knowledge, and watching anglers of all ability levels with their rods bent.

Adam Compton

Adam was born and raised in Idaho and began fly fishing at 4 years of age for brook trout and cutthroat trout in the small creeks of North Idaho. In 2015 he began guiding upland game hunts for veterans; after a couple seasons he moved to Colorado to continue pursuing his love for guiding where he guided the South Platte drainage. The pursuit of big fish has led him to places like The Great Lakes, British Columbia, Bahamas, and the Henrys Fork. In the late spring of 2019 Adam fell in love with Henrys Fork and couldn’t wait to return. In the off-season Adam can be found in corn fields or ponds guiding waterfowl in the treasure valley. His humor combined with vast knowledge of trout, make him suitable for anglers of all abilities.

Pierce Overholt

Pierce was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. Ever since he was old enough, he had a rod in his hand and was fishing whenever, and wherever he could. He picked up fly fishing when he was 15 years old and was totally consumed by it ever sense. The next several years were spent in eastern Tennessee chasing tailwater trout. From fly fishing the Florida Gulf Coast all the way to Alaska, Pierce has had several years to learn and explore the art of fly fishing. He spent two years guiding in northwestern Wyoming and is eager to spend his foreseeable future with Henry’s Fork Anglers. Pierce has a passion for building relationships and sharing his knowledge with anyone that stands alongside him in the river. You’ll find Pierce spending his off-season in Bozeman, Montana awaiting the next season to come.

Preston Wedel

Preston was raised in Kansas City and grew up chasing pheasant on prairie grasslands. At a young age he was first introduced to fly fishing at a trout park in Missouri, and since then, the sport of fly fishing has been a central part of his life. Preston fostered his love for fly fishing while combing through the many quaint streams of the Ozarks and has broadened his horizons on many trips throughout the west. Preston’s outgoing personality, desire to teach, and passion for the sport have led him to pursue a career close to his heart.

Matt Ciccone

Matt grew up in Pennsylvania a stone's throw away from the Delaware River where he found his love for fishing and the outdoors. When it came time for college he found himself in central PA surrounded by warm water rivers, limestone and spring creeks in all directions. He studied construction management at a Penn State school and fished tributaries of the Upper Delaware River during the summer months. After graduating college, moved straight to the Lower Florida Keys where he worked on a charter boat as a mate and fished the flats in his off time. Eventually moving out west he took a job as a construction manager, and decided after a few years it was time to pursue his passion and took a job in the fly shop and started guiding that same summer. He’s now become a full time guide and loves to teach anglers of all skill levels about fly fishing and what the area has to offer.

Jim Dietz

Jim has been guiding for 20 years, with experience in Alaska, Louisiana, Florida, and Wyoming. He moved to the West to fish in 2008 and now calls Idaho home. When he is not on the water, he enjoys spending time with family, friends, and exploring new fishing spots.

Sam Moody

Sam grew up on the East Coast in Maine and has been an avid fly fisherman ever since his dad handed him a fly rod at an early age. This will be his third year in Idaho and working for Henry’s Fork Anglers. In his offseason he is a ski patroller in the Wasatch Range in central Utah. In his off time he loves to ski and go explore new water to fish.

Lance Sisemore

Lance grew up in Meridian Idaho where his obsession for everything outdoors started from a young age thanks to his dad and grandpa. Every weekend was spent exploring Idaho, whether it was through hunting, fishing or hiking. At the end of high school fly fishing lit a fire in Lance and all of his free time was spent learning new water in search of the next great spot. After a trip to the Henry’s Fork in 2017 he knew he had to make it back to spend some real time in Eastern Idaho seeing everything it had to offer. A couple years later Lance got a job with Henry’s Fork Anglers, starting in the shop. Every spring is met with excitement knowing he'll be back in Island Park for another season on the river.

Max Hamlin

Max is from Columbus, Ohio where he first held a fly rod at the age of 8. His passion for fly fishing started out by chasing Smallmouth Bass on local tailwaters. From there Max became obsessed with fly fishing. Whether it be casting in the front yard or becoming the president of the high school fly fishing club, he wanted to surround himself in the sport. Max’s first true western trout fishing came on the Henry’s Fork. Ever since he has been dedicated to dissect the Henry’s Fork region and everything it has to offer. When Max is not guiding in Island Park, he spends his winter months in Key West, Florida chasing giant Tarpon and tailing Bonefish and Permit.

Sam Hall

Sam was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He studied Ecology and Conservation Biology at Texas A&M University, and spent the summers in college working for Henry’s Fork Anglers. Since a very young age he has spent as much time as possible outdoors, usually revolving around hunting and fishing. Sam comes from a family of fly fishermen and the Henry’s Fork is the first place he ever cast a fly rod over a decade ago. His dream since he was a kid was to guide on this river. He enjoys learning the science behind fishing, how fish have evolved, and why they behave the way they do. Sam also appreciates the numerous bird species we are lucky enough to see daily in this area, studying their calls, and learning interesting facts about them. He finds the most joy when he is able to share he knowledge with others.

Mason Mefford

Born and raised in the rolling hills of the Bluegrass, Mason's love of fly fishing started from exploring the limestone creeks of Central Kentucky targeting smallmouth bass. While looking for a fun way to spend his summers from the University of Kentucky and to challenge his angling skills, Mason stumbled upon the Henry's Fork and has since found a second place to call home. Mason's patience and determination for tight lines makes him a perfect fit for beginning and experienced anglers alike. In the offseason Mason spends his time back in Kentucky with family and friends, watching his wildcats, and fishing for musky and smallmouth.

Jesse Huddleston

Born and raised in East Tennessee, Jesse started fly fishing at a very young age. Living just miles from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, he almost missed the bus every morning before school in order to wet a line. Jesse began his guide career with the Smoky Mountain Angler in Gatlinburg after graduating high school, but like many others fell in love with the Yellowstone/Teton area. He has spent the past decade mastering the ins and outs of reading water, fish behaviors, insect life and all of the things that go into a great, safe day on the water. While Jesse’s main love is trout, he also enjoys targeting smallmouth bass and other warm water species in his home waters. In Jesse’s free time, you will likely find him on the water, hanging out with his dog “Dun”, or behind the vise coming up with creative fly patterns to help trick those picky fish.