Guided Experience

Guided Fly Fishing Experience

“Driftless spring creeks and their secrets contained within will refresh your soul. Stepping to the stream, your senses come alive with; water haunts, bird song, earth smell, dancing mayflies, quicksilver flash, trout beauty and hope restored – you become a dream catcher.”

– Jim Martin, Spirit Streams

“The Driftless spring creeks are something special. Something real special. They create such an intimate experience that you truly do become closer to not just yourself but everything else around you. We try our best to portray this in words through our blog posts, but only through the experience and the experience alone, will you then fully understand.”

– Nate Martin, Spirit Streams

Guided Experience Available Sessions

Season Months AM Session PM Session
Spring - Fall March - October 7am - Noon 2pm - 7pm
Winter November - February One Session 10am - 4pm

Guides may extend past the indicated end time upon a solid insect hatch being imminent.

What's Included

All Guided Experiences are presented by Nate and/or Jim Martin. All experience levels are welcome.

  • All necessary fly fishing equipment, including flies, are provided if needed (bring your own waders and wading boots).
  • A collection of pictures to remember your day. All pictures will be personally edited and compiled by Spirit Streams, and we’ll send each individual an electronic copy of all pictures within a week following the Guided Experience.
  • Fluids and snacks will be available throughout the session (No lunch/dinner is provided).

Guided Experience Rates per Session

Group Size 2024 Rates
1 Person $125
2 Persons $200
3 Persons $250
4 Persons $300
5 Persons $350
6 Persons $400

Fishing License Required

Purchase your fishing license with trout stamp at the following sites:

Witness the beauty and awe of the Driftless spring creeks through our Guided Experience. Here at Spirit Streams, we truly believe that fly fishing goes well beyond merely catching trout. Although don’t get us wrong, we do love catching trout and we catch more than our fair share. But we believe the essence of fly fishing lies in the journey, the breaths, and the experience. Through our Guided Experience, we’ll capture all three of these elements.

Expert Guides

We specialize with deep knowledge and insight in guiding within several key spring creek watersheds located around Coon Valley, WI and Dorchester, IA. We also have an arsenal of more than 120 different streams spanning other areas across the Driftless Area in SW WI, SE MN, and NE IA if that’s your preference.

Year-Round Experiences

Living within the Driftless Area allows us to fly fish year-round so we’re able to offer unique guiding packages that you wouldn’t normally see elsewhere. Each guide session is structured according to your preferences and needs. The Winter Guided Experience is offered in Iowa (all winter), Minnesota (beginning January 1), and Wisconsin (beginning the first Saturday in January). Experience the Driftless Area through a completely different perspective full of freshly fallen snow along with a stillness and a quietness like no other. There’s just something about strapping on snowshoes, a Stanley thermos full of coffee, not seeing another person all day long, and fly fishing within the Driftless winter beauty. Depending on the extent of snowpack, snowshoes may be recommended.

Fully Insured

Spirit Streams is a fully insured LLC in the states of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.

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