Scott Thorpe Fly Fishing LLC was founded in 2004, and grew out of a casual habit of introducing acquaintances and friends to the joys of fly fishing. In 2007, I left a career in architecture to guide full time. The decision to try fishing for a living was recently featured in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. I am licensed and insured to guide in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana and Alaska, CPR and Wilderness First Aid accredited and a Licensed Coast Guard Captain (USCG UPV 6-Pack).

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The Minnesota State Record Rainbow Trout

In 1980, I was fortunate to land a steelhead from the Devil Track River that subsequently became the current Minnesota State record rainbow trout. The fish, a female, weighed 16 lbs 6 oz and was caught on a yarn egg pattern on April 28. At the time, the record fish was a 17 lb 6 oz fish caught by in the Knife River.  In 2003, this Knife River fish record was rescinded and the record awarded to the Devil Track fish. Follow the links for some interesting reading on the events surrounding the capture and eventual crowning of this queen of rainbows.