Each year Orvis selects the finest fly-fishing lodges, guides, and outfitters in North America to honor with its Orvis Endorsed Award. This week the company announced the 2015 nominees: See the results for top guide and lodge below, and click the underlined names to read more about each.
Orvis will announce the winners April 23, but in the meantime you can see the complete list of nominees here.
2015 Fly-Fishing Guide of the Year Nominees:
Kip Vieth—Monticello, Minnesota
Chuck Page—Big Hole Lodge in Wise River, Montana
Noah Parker—Santa Fe, New Mexico
Scott Graham—North Park Anglers in Walden, Colorado
Rob Woodruff—Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Brown Hobson—Asheville, North Carolina
PJ Daley—Garrett County, Maryland
Dave Barron—Richland Center, Wisconsin
Patrick Fulkrod—Bristol, Virginia
Rob Fightmaster—Maryville, Tennessee
2015 Fly-Fishing Lodge of the Year Nominees:
Falcon’s Ledge—Altamont, Utah
Madison Valley Ranch—Ennis, Montana
Crystal Creek Lodge—King Salmon, Alaska
Brush Creek Ranch—Saratoga, Wyoming
Salmon Lodge—Paspebiac, Quebec
Libby Sporting Camps—Ashland, Maine
Muskegon River Lodge—Newaygo, Michigan
Hawk Lake Lodge—Kenora, Ontario
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