Zach St.Amand

   Zach St. Amand is a native of New England and has been fishing it’s rivers for more than twenty years.  Fishing has always been a central part of his life; bringing equal parts of adventure, peace, challenge, and excitement. These values are at the core of what he hopes to bring to all clients.  Living on the Farmington River, Zach is in constant tune with the ever-changing river and it’s environs.  Experiencing hatches, varying water levels and environmental changes has given Zach a distinct advantage as a guide and fly tyer. Zach has developed his own specialized tying formulas specifically designed to fool trout on the famed Farmington river. His fly’s are available through Legends and Upcountry Sports Fishing. A veteran of the service industry, Zach has been bartending for over fifteen years.  A professional in the field, Zach has tended bar in Massachusetts, Florida, Connecticut and Manhattan.  He enjoys introducing people to the art of fly fishing and enjoys sharing fish stories over the bar almost just as much.  Clients have become regulars and regulars have become clients. Zach lives in Barkhamsted with his wife and two sons.

Tel: 646-641-5618  Email: zach@fishingwithzach.com  Website: www.fishingwithzach.com

  Steve Culton

Steve believes there are many, many ways to catch fish on a fly rod – and that people fish best when they use methods and flies they have confidence in. Above all, he believes that you’re out to have fun. Before any outing, Steve likes to talk to clients so he has a clear understanding of what their goals and expectations are.

Lisa Shepa​rd

  Lisa has been an outdoors enthusiast all her life. A Connecticut native, she grew up enjoying many many outdoor sports that Connecticut has to offer, hunting, fishing, hiking and skiing to name a few. Although she enjoys many outdoor activities, fly fishing is her passion. Lisa has more than twenty-five years experience fly-fishing the waters of Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts .

  Lisa believes that careful preparation before the day begins is the difference between a good and a great day of fly fishing. Spending over 200 days on the river a year, Lisa has experienced most every weather change and its effect on the water, insect life and the trouts eating habits. You will be amazed at Lisa’s determination to find rising fish and her ability to match the hatch using flies she designed and perfected over the past twenty years, specifically to fool Farming River trout. If convinced to take a break, Lisa will regale clients with a story or two about her experience fishing rivers in the US, England and New Zealand.

​​  Tel: 203-556-7317  Email: ultimateanglingltd@gmail.com

Ron Merly

Ron Merly has more than 45 years experience fishing the trout streams of Connecticut. He holds the current state record for sea-run brown trout and is the author of Fly fisher’s Guide to Connecticut. His award winning work has also been featured in On The Water, Eastern Fly fishing and American Angler magazines. Ron is an accomplished,enthusiastic angler who consistently catches trophy trout.

Ron served twelve years on the board of directors of the Nutmeg chapter of Trout Unlimited where he also served as President from 2009-2012. Of his many accomplishments to benefit our trout and our waters he is credited with leading the charge to successfully remove dams from CT waterways and for the installation of many fish ladders and state- of- the-art river monitoring systems. He is currently working with the Sea-Run Brook Trout Coalition in their ambitious efforts to restore Salters to Northeastern waters.

Tel: 203-558-2787  Website: Ron Merly’s Fishing Guide Service