Favorite Flies
Articulated Sculpin
Downey Dun
WD 40
Thread Midge
Zebra Midge
Intruder
Mighty Mouse

Guided Rivers
Madison River, MT
Missouri River, MT
Big Hole River, MT
Big Horn River, MT
Ruby River, MT
Jefferson River, MT
Yellowstone River, MT
Firehole River, MT
Boulder River, MT
Depuys Spring Cr., MT
Armstrong Cr., MT
North Platte River, WY
Snake River, WY
Hoh River, WA
Sol Duc River, WA
Methow River, WA
Chetco River, OR
Deschutes River, OR
Grande Ronde River, OR
Nestucca River, OR
Wilson River, OR
Trask River, OR
Good News River, AK
Nushagak River, AK
Kvichak River, AK
Moraine Creek, AK
Kanektok River, AK
American River, AK
Alagnak River, AK
Nonbionic River, AK
Clear Creek, AK
Talchitna River, AK
Kenai River, AK
Battle River, AK
Clearwater River, ID
Henry's Fork, ID
Niagara River, NY
Cattaraugus River, NY
Farmington River, CT
Housatonic River, CT
Ft. Meyer, FL
Trinity River, CA
Klamath River, CA
Eel River, CA
Smith River, CA
Sacramento River, CA
Kispiox River, BC
Bulkley River, BC
Ascension Bay, MX
Roatan Island, Honduras
Corn Islands, Nicaragua
Ramganga River, India
Saryu River, India

Blake McHenry ,
Professional Guide

Born in Burnsville, MN, and growing up in Simsbury, CT, I began to journey down the long road of fishing at a young age. I still remember seeing the first trout of my life in a small mountain brook in Virginia while traveling with my family in our old Winnebago, I was about 6 at the time but I knew I wanted to capture that fish.

I was so intensely intrigued, so deeply interested.

Consequently, I began to make spears and devise any method possible to either catch or kill those trout that I saw, and so began my deep interest in fish and the places they dwell. As many who have the opportunity to fish bass and bluegill, I began to fish small farm ponds around my house in Connecticut riding my bike with fishing rod in hand to see what I could dig up for the day.

In high school, I was introduced to the fly rod and was suddenly swallowed whole the the deep expanse of flyfishing and the endless possibilities of where it could take me.

Once I completed high school, I headed west to Bozeman, Montana to pursue a college education. I was in the playing fields of big browns that would chase down a huge streamer, complex tailwater hatches and high mountain lakes. I began guiding in Alaska at the age of 18 during the summers between school years. I fell in love with Alaska and the intense expanse of wild topography that was there for me to explore and experience.

Now after exploring much of Alaska and Montana, I have developed a deep passion for steelhead and the PNW rivers they inhabit. I have begun a deep interest for photography and enjoy trying to capture images that depict what we love in the sport so much.

It has been a wonderful ride and it just keeps getting better. I love the way my senses become heightened while on the water, I love how the colors become richer and find it priceless to catch a fish and share a good laugh with a friend while on the river.

This is my lifes work without a doubt and this passion has taken will take me to places I could only have dreamt about.

Owner/Head Guide Connecticuit on the Fly

blake@emeraldwateranglers.com