Dan Anthon has been guiding fly fishers and white water enthusiasts since 1997, and is always excited to share his passion with his clients. Dan was raised upon the shores of North Lake Tahoe, and began fly fishing the creeks and rivers of the Tahoe National Forest with his father and brothers at the age of eight. Under the guidance of the late Andre Puyans and Ned Long, Dan honed his fly-tying skills and improved his fishing abilities.

Dan studied Fisheries Biology and Entomology at Humboldt State, and also taught the Introductory Fly Fishing course at the University. Dan received his certification in Casting Instruction from the Federation of Fly Fishers by master instructors Mel Krieger and Joe Liebu, and has also worked as a Fisheries Biologist on the rivers of Ventura County, CA.

Dan helped to develop the fly fishing program at the Marble Mountain Ranch on the Klamath and Trinity rivers, which he returns to each fall for the arrival of the steelhead. Dan has also guided some of the most technical water in Southern California on the challenging and aesthetic Kern River.

Dan relocated to Bend, OR in the spring of 2007 with his family to join the team at The Fly Fishers Place in Sisters, OR.

Dan guides the Deschutes, Crooked, McKenzie, Willamette and Santiam Rivers in Central Oregon, as well as a select group of private lakes.

When he’s not out on a river, Dan heads for the saltwater; and has spent time fishing the surf lines of Belize, the Caribbean island of Bonaire, Baja California and the Yucatan Peninsula. Dan has also spent the winter months fishing both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.