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Favorite Fly Shops - Kern River Troutfitters

By Brian Milne, About.com

A helpful fly shop could help turn a good fly fishing trip into an amazing one.

A couple fly fishing pointers here, a few go-to patterns there, and before you know it, a helpful shop could have you fishing like the resident pro.

Here's one entry in a series on my favorite fly fishing shops.

If you're ever in their neck of the woods, be sure to check 'em out.

Kern River Troutfitters

Few are as passionate and knowledgeable about fly fishing in the Sierra Nevada as Kern River Troutfitters owner Guy Jeans, who is based in Kernville, Calif., right in the heart of the Kern River system.

Jeans' first-hand experience can put you on fish after fish 365 days a year.

He even guides horseback trips on the majestic South Fork Kern River, by far his favorite stretch of water and home to California's state fish, the magnificent golden trout.

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"It's incredible up there," Jeans said of the South Fork. "I'd compare it to fishing in Alaska. There's big browns and Kern River Rainbows. It's totally different up there because the water stays cold all year long. The water could be 56 degrees there in July."

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