Jim Bryan-Kanda

Name: Jim Bryan-Kanda

Title:  General Manager

Started at Trout's:  November 2009

Hometown: Fort Collins, CO

Years in Colorado: 15

Years Fly Fishing: 21

Favorite River in Colorado: Eagle River

Favorite River in the West:  B Section of the Green River

Places I have fished:  (national and international locals) Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, New Mexico, Louisiana, South/North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan.  Internationally I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the Patagonia Region of Chile and the Ascension Bay Region of Mexico

Favorite Rod:  Sage 691-4 Z-Axis

Favorite Reel: Nautilus FWX 5/6

Favorite Fly(‘s): Montana Fly Company’s Knotty Girl #8

Why do I Flyfish? Fly fishing is the only activity where I feel I can fully immerse and lose myself in my surroundings, affording me the opportunity to escape the everyday hustle and bustle.

If I could be fishing right now anywhere in the world, I would be… chasing redfish along the Carolina or Louisiana coasts. 

When you’re not fishing, what are you doing? During the winter months my focus shifts from fishing to skiing.  Though I occasionally hit the rivers during the winter months, I primarily channel my energies towards chasing snow.  When not skiing, I like to spend time around the house with my wife and our big chocolate lab.