Dvorak’s Fly Fishing Expeditions

Presentation by

Bill Dvorak

“Black Canyon of the Gunnison Gorge”

Bill Dvorak began fishing in his early youth in the fifties on the Tongue River that bordered the ranch he grew up on near Sheridan, Wyoming. He has fly fished extensively throughout the Rocky Mountain west and internationally in Australia and New Zealand. He is not only an accomplished fisherman, but is a whitewater outfitter (that guides on all the rivers (9) in his company) as well as kayaks, is an environmentalist, mountaineer and many more traits that will compliment his outfitting business. Est. 1969

Bill began commercial outfitting the now “Black Canyon National Park’s” Gunnison Gorge in 1982 at the same time as Gabe Magtutu of Double Haul Float Trips. Bill pioneered the float fishing style in the Gorge during the next few years. He was able to create a unique style of outfitting in this deep, narrow canyon with its limited access (12 total persons per launch) making it available to the avid anglers from rafts.

In the recent years Bill’s company, Bill Dvorak’s Kayak and Rafting Expeditions has hosted television crews from National Geographic, ESPN- Southwest Fly Fishing Magazine and Joe Humphries’s filming of an instructional fly fishing video through the Gorge during the stone fly hatch. Dvorak’s have also had their float fly-fishing trips featured in a number of magazine articles like Southwest Fly-fishing Magazine.

Dvorak Expeditions currently offer guided float and wade/walk fly- fishing trips on the Arkansas River, an excellent Brown Trout fishery for most months of the year (famous for it’s caddis hatch in mid April through mid May); the Colorado River in the Kremmling and Glenwood Springs areas; the North Platte through Northgate Canyon in Colorado and Wyoming; the Dolores, San Miguel and Uncompahgre Rivers in southwest Colorado; and last but not least the lower Gunnison River and the Gunnison Gorge (renown for it’s Giant stonefly hatch late May through mid June).

Bill is respected for not only his guided fishing trips but as a legend with the whitewater rafting outfitters. Bill has accumulated over 60,000 river miles of experience in his career and is Colorado’s 1^st licensed river outfitter. During his presentation he will touch on the fishing highlights of the Gunnison Gorge, Arkansas River and share with you some of his secret waters. Slides – Video and years of experience will make for a great evening.

2001 Orvis Guide of the year

Pat will also sign copies of his book:

A big thank you goes to Aurora Gander Mountain for hosting the meeting in the Gander Lodge.

After meeting chit-chat - can not keep Roy from telling fish stories.