Landon Mayer is fly fishing guide in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area, calling the South Platte River his home waters. He has been guiding on these waters for the past nine years, and guided one year in Alaska with Nak Nek Anglers.
Landon is a certified casting instructor with the Federation of Fly Fishers and holds the current IGFA Colorado state record for brown trout on 4lb test, measuring 30 inches long and weighing 11lbs.
Passion and love for the sport of fly fishing is what motivates Landon. His success in catching trophy trout is fueled by an addiction of pursuing large trout with small flies and lightweight fly fishing equipment. Landon also displays enthusiasm for teaching and demonstrating his techniques and on-river knowledge to fellow anglers. Through trial and error and perseverance, he has developed innovative techniques for hooking and landing trophy trout. He is sharing these techniques and secrets in a book titled, How to Catch the Biggest Trout of your Life, published by Wild River Press, which will be released in November of 2006.
Landon is a contributing writer for High Country Angler Magazine and has had several articles published in major publications such as Fly Fisherman and American Angler. He currently teaches several fly fishing classes and gives presentations on his techniques. Landon is an ambassador for Cloudveil fly fishing apparel and is a member of Ross Reels pro staff.
