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A Simple, Outside the Box Gift Idea Your Fly Angler Will Really Want

Get to the heart of what angler's really want. Here's how you can make that happen.
Ken Baldwin|
Letting it run.
Letting it run. | photo by Ken Baldwin

Here's a gift idea that's outside the box and would make any fly angler happy. Book the fisherperson in your life a guided fishing trip for a day. This is a guaranteed winner.

What They Really Want


Think about it: you can buy an angler gear, clothes, flies, and anything else related to fly fishing, or you can give them the gift of fly fishing, the whole reason all that other stuff exists anyways.

An Experience Is a Gift That Keeps Giving

Look at it this way: a guided fishing trip is like the angler's version of a luxurious spa day. It checks all the same boxes:
Indulgence: It feels extravagant, something we probably wouldn't splurge on ourselves.
Fun: It's pure enjoyment and a chance to unwind, doing what they love.
Escape: A chance to truly disconnect from the daily grind and recharge.
Immersion: It's an opportunity to completely lose themselves in the experience.

The Simplicity of Booking a Guided Day of Fly Fishing


AnyCreek makes it super easy to book a guided trip online. You don't even need to know much about fishing. The only two things you need to know are:
1. What kind of fishing does the gift recipient like to do? (e.g., fly fishing, conventional)
2. What kind of fish do they like to catch? (e.g., trout, bass)

Plan the Perfect Guided Trip


With this information, go to AnyCreek.com, type in the state where you want the guided trip to take place, and AnyCreek will show you a list of guides in that area. They even have detailed information and photos for each guide. You can contact the guide directly through the website, ask questions, and book the trip—all in one place.

An Alaskan guide leaves a good fishing hole when three bears arrive.
"We'll just let them have the hole." | Ken Baldwin

Skip the Tie, Give an Adventure


AnyCreek is relatively new, so some states might not have many guides listed yet. But it's definitely worth checking out. A guided trip for the angler in your life is a gift they'll truly enjoy. It sure beats a necktie. KB

“The gods do not deduct from man’s allotted span the hours spent in fishing.” - Herbert Hoover

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Ken Baldwin
KEN BALDWIN

Ken Baldwin is a Writer/Editor for Fishing On SI, where he writes stories about fly fishing and the lifestyle that surrounds it. His writing and photography have appeared in Men's Journal, Catch Magazine, Fish Alaska, and the American Angler. He also created and hosted the TV show Season on the Edge, which aired on NBC Sports and in seven countries, showcasing travel, adventure, and culture through the lens of fishing. For twenty years, Ken worked as a fly fishing guide in Alaska, which gave him opportunities to hang out with and photograph the Alaskan brown bear. His experience photographing the brown bear helped him land a job with the Netflix documentary Our Planet 2, narrated by David Attenborough. If you dig deep enough in Ken's resume, you will see that he played the terrorist "Mulkey" in the film Die Hard 2 before fly fishing took over his life. Ken is a graduate of the University of Washington.

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