My passion for the outdoors began at an early age while following my father through the woods and streams back on the East Coast. My dreams as a youngster were to someday move out West to hunt big game and fight huge fish. Well… at the age of 21 I made my dream a reality when I moved to Montana. Now, at the age of 35, I have accomplished more than my childhood dreams could have imagined. I not only get to enjoy the outdoors, but also make a living doing so. As for hunting and fly fishing, these are my passions! I have spent the last 16 years educating myself on all aspects of the sport and my personal accomplishments have been my rewards.

For years now, I have been guiding hunters and floating fly fishermen down the scenic rivers of Western Montana. My personal desire for success has definitely shifted. It is now the success of my clients that rewards me the best. Nothing beats that look on a hunter walking up on his first animal, or the size of that smile on the fisherman who has just hooked his first trout on a dry fly. THIS IS WHY I LOVE IT AND THAT’S WHY I DO IT! I have the experience, knowledge and desire to make my clients’ experiences unforgettable. Each new day in the woods or on the water gives me the opportunity to make another’s dream become a reality.

Brooks Jessen is an Ennis, Montana native. Brooks says, “My first memories as a small boy were riding with my Dad in his jeep in the mountains near Ennis, catching trout in mountain lakes, and fishing the Madison River. I also remember helping my Dad drag a big mule deer buck back to his jeep, and trying to hold up the rack of a 6x6 bull elk. That was in the early 70’s, but I was indoctrinated at around 5 years of age to be a hunter and fisherman.”

Brooks started guiding professionally in 2001 by doing fly fishing and big game hunting work for Carl Mann. He has a lifetime of hunting and fishing experience harvesting Pope and Young whitetail buck with his bow along with numerous elk and antelope. Brooks says, “I started bow hunting and killed a small whitetail buck along the Missouri River in North Dakota when I was 10 years old. I got real lucky and met a bow hunting guru who taught me the ethics, patience, and dedication that it takes to be a proficient bow hunter.”

Brooks moved to Missoula, Montana in 1995 to finish his studies at the University of Montana. Taking advantage of some of the best fly fishing in the west by fishing and floating the Clark Fork, Bitterroot, Blackfoot and Rock Creek rivers, Brooks has paid his dues and now guides over 110 fly fishing days for multiple fly shops and local outfitters – from March through September. In the Fall, he will sneak in a few days of bow hunting for elk and start guiding archery elk hunters for Carl Mann. Then, it’s the pursuit of trophy mule deer, guiding hunters in the Missouri River Breaks of Eastern Montana.

Brooks says, “I truly enjoy sharing the moments and opportunities that we are offered here in Montana with clients. From netting a 22-inch brown trout, to spotting and putting a hunter on a Boone/Crocket Muley, it’s a rewarding job knowing that I am helping make lifetime memories similar to my own.”

James Whitescarver grew up in the state of Washington where he began his career in hunting and fishing as a young boy. His college days were spent at Central Washington University, where the Yakima River rainbow fishing and superb bird and big game hunting made it hard to find time to go to class. While in college, James started guiding for fishing on the Chosen River in Alaska. In the four summers of guiding on one of the top rivers in the world, James’ knowledge and love for fishing grew with each cast. After graduating from college, James moved to Montana to further his career in fishing and hunting.

Since moving to Montana, James has been guiding for deer and elk in the Selway Wilderness, where the combination of bugling bull elk at ten yards, steep terrain, and massive high country mule deer can make any person appreciate the back country. James has also been enjoying his time on the water, while guiding on the pristine rivers around the Missoula area. James’ personality will make your trip an enjoyable one. His devotion to family, work, and friends is evident in every action he makes. James possesses the skills necessary to lead his clients to a successful harvest. He will tell you where to cast, or which hill to belly crawl up. There is never a dull moment, and yet there is never any pressure either. He is the perfect guide for a family outing, as well as for the avid sportsman.

Joe is a 4th generation Montana native that spent has spent his life either working on the Stevensville family ranch, hunting birds, chasing big game, or with his feet wet in Western Montana waters.  After Joe spent 5 seasons of professional football that included stints with the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills, he came back to Missoula and began guiding in his home state.  Born and raised in Montana, he has spent decades of seeing our area in every condition. From stalking the giants of the Bitterroot, to the massive pods of the Missouri and Clark Fork, Joe loves to feed dry flies to rising fish. During the late fall you can find Joe guiding hunters in eastern Montana in pursuit of big Mule Deer Bucks. Joe is a spot and stalk style guide who lives in a spotting scope and plays the Mule deer chess game with focus and patience. He is friendly, hard working, and relishes the drama that comes in pursuit of trophies. 

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