About the Owners...
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Greg Mentzer is outfitter and chief guide for Montana River Guides. He's been a fisherman for over 40 years and a specialist in fly fishing Montana trout waters since 1978, logging thousands of days on Montana rivers, streams and lakes. He is a licensed Montana fishing outfitter and guide and Federation of Fly Fishers certified fly casting instructor. Since 1985, he and his wife, Carol, have owned and operated Montana River Guides, a fly fishing guide service, based in Craig, Montana during the summer. Each spring Greg and Carol also teach a fly fishing school in Wilmington, Delaware, "Introduction to Fly Fishing for Trout and Smallmouth Bass." They are often invited speakers for fishing clubs and organizations in the mid-Atlantic area and their photography has appeared in several fishing magazines and books. Greg is a former I.G.F.A. world record holder.
Greg has been an active member and supporter of the Fishing Outfitter’s Association of Montana, Trout Unlimited and the Federation of Fly Fishers. He has served as president of the Delaware State Chapter of Trout Unlimited and chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Council of Trout Unlimited. He has written and co-authored several proposals receiving funding from the Environmental Protection Agency and National Trout Unlimited to assess and improve stream habitat for trout. Greg has also worked for Trout Habitat Specialists in Bozeman, Montana helping to determine trout populations in a tributary of the Yellowstone River. He is also a certified Outdoor Educator, having completed field experiences in wilderness living, mountaineering and outdoor leadership through the University of Utah and the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander, Wyoming.
Carol manages all Montana River Guide operations ashore. She is an avid fly fisher having caught numerous fish species on a fly rod, including Striped Bass, Bluefish, False Albacore, Redfish, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Butterfly Peacock Bass, Dorado, Sailfish and countless Montana Trout. In addition to assisting with the casting instruction during our fly fishing school, Carol is equally at home teaching fishermen how to wade fish a small stream and/or float tube a lake. Our delicious streamside lunches are prepared under Carol's watchful eye and in her free time she is frequently seen on the Missouri River hooked into a jumping rainbow trout.
Copyright © Gregory G. Mentzer, September, 2007. All rights reserved.
