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Vermont Fishing Trips vermontfishingtrips.com/bio Meet Chuck Kashner


FISHING GUIDE, commercial fly tyer, and committed "fishaholic", for Chuck fishing is a way of life.

Second generations fly tyer; he has tied flies commercially for over 20 years. In 1982, Chuck started his guiding career in Iliamna, Alaska
as an assistant river guide with "Wild Country River Guides". After which he continued guiding in Vermont part-time. From 1993 to 2004, Chuck guided fulltime as an Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide in the Battenkill region. Today, he operates as an outfitting

guide service catering to fly, spin, and icefishing anglers. He has fished in: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and most of New England. On a average year, Chuck is
on the water about 200 days guiding or fishing himself. As a life long resident of Vermont,currently he resides near the Mettowee in Poultney, Vermont. Other interests:cooking,upland hunting with pointing dogs, calling turkeys, chasing deer, ice fishing and gardening. Chuck has appeared in the following publications:

Sports Afield, May 1983, "Alaska Float" by Jerome Robinson

Vermont Outdoors, April 1998, "Early season fly fishing tactics" by Bill Cairns

Vermont Outdoors, June 1999, "Fly box selection- Kashner Zug Bug" by Dan Noyes

Vermont Outdoors, May 2000, "Fly box selection- Invaria Compradun" by Dan Noyes

Guide Flies, 2003, by David Klausmeyer

Go To Flies, by Tony Lolli

Vermont Magazine July/August 2012

Northeast Edition Eastern Fly Fishing Magazine Summer 2012

Fly Tyer Magazine Winter 2014

Tying Heritage Featherwing Streamers by Sharon Wright 2015

Happy Fish Flop Friday! The trophy areas are stocked and the fish are chewing. I have open dates so reach out if you wan...
06/05/2026

Happy Fish Flop Friday! The trophy areas are stocked and the fish are chewing. I have open dates so reach out if you want to visit southwestern Vermont.
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It's Streamer swinging & stripping season. Why? Because the tug is the drug on the swing they smash it. Tie one one and ...
05/29/2026

It's Streamer swinging & stripping season. Why? Because the tug is the drug on the swing they smash it. Tie one one and keep it tight.

Happy Fish Flop Friday! Hug em, kiss em and set them free.
05/29/2026

Happy Fish Flop Friday! Hug em, kiss em and set them free.

Caddis hatch has them chewing! I have open dates so reach out if you want to go.
05/26/2026

Caddis hatch has them chewing! I have open dates so reach out if you want to go.

Prime time for Trout in southwestern Vermont. Seeing some caddis, gray fox and hendricksons but the main bite is still h...
05/19/2026

Prime time for Trout in southwestern Vermont. Seeing some caddis, gray fox and hendricksons but the main bite is still heavy nymphs in their face.

Happy Fish Flop Friday! Let the games begin. Hot fly: Walt’s Worm size 8 & 10 tungsten bead with lead wire under body. T...
05/15/2026

Happy Fish Flop Friday! Let the games begin. Hot fly: Walt’s Worm size 8 & 10 tungsten bead with lead wire under body. Toe one on and keep it tight. Lots of open dates if you are looking for a guide.

05/15/2026

White and black covers it for me!

Ready, set, it’s time to chase Trout in southwestern Vermont.
05/06/2026

Ready, set, it’s time to chase Trout in southwestern Vermont.

04/07/2026

How to tie a Stimulator Dry Fly.

How to tie a Stimulator Dry Fly.
04/07/2026

How to tie a Stimulator Dry Fly.

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P. O. Box 632
Wells, VT
05774

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