Dennis Breer

Flyfishing Guide

Trout Creek Flies

GBF Speaker - Thursday, February 14, 2008

Dennis Breer or "Denny" as his friends call him, along with his wife Grace are full time residents of the Flaming Gorge area where they operate their Green River guiding service, Trout Creek Flies. At age five Dennis caught his first trout with the encouragement from his grandfather in 1954. His interest in fly-fishing became his passion in the 1960's.

After guiding in Alaska for eight seasons in the 1980's, he started his guide service on a river he had always loved and admired - Utah's Green River in 1987. His credits include many TV appearances on the Green River. He is a well-known fly fishing guide and has logged over 2,000 Green River days since the mid-1970s as an angler and guide. He has been featured in many magazine articles in the major fly fishing publications and in several books such as John Gierach's Sex, Death and Flyfishing.

He has served several terms as president of GROGA, a local association of Green River guides and outfitters.  Dennis is also the representative for the Flaming Gorge Tailwater's trout fishery on the Flaming Gorge Work Group. This work group consists of state and federal agencies and others who have an interest in the operation of the Flaming Gorge facilities. In 2001 Dennis was appointed by the Governor of the State of Utah and served one term on the "Blue Ribbon Fisheries Advisory Board" whose charge is to create a Blue Ribbon Fisheries program for Utah.

With dedication and commitment, Dennis and Grace have built Trout Creek Flies' reputation as the premier guide service on the Green River. They have surrounded themselves with a professional guide staff that is second to none. Dennis has written a Green River guidebook "UTAH'S GREEN RIVER - a Fly Fisher's Guide to the Flaming Gorge Tailwater" available through Trout Creek Flies or Amato Publications.

His Green River Fishing Report on Trout Creek Flies website at www.fishgreenriver.com has a large readership. This website additionally offers a great deal of Green River information for visiting anglers. In 2001 Dennis and Grace acquired a new home for their operation by the acquisition of another outfitter, "Green River Outfitters". Along with this acquisition came a great facility, new opportunities and expanded services that were never before possible through Trout Creek Flies. Dennis willingly shares his knowledge of the Green River when and wherever possible and is looking forward to visiting with old friends and meeting many new ones at the upcoming slide presentation on "Utah's Green River."