James Leone

Vail Valley Anglers Wade Guide

Hometown:

Flagstaff, AZ

Guide Experience:

Since 2018

Fishing Experience:

Grew up fishing Lake Ontario / Finger Lakes area in New York. Spend many summers in Alaska where I first learned to fly fish. Spent most of my time fly fishing in the High Desert of Arizona and New Mexico.

Wish List:

Peacock Bass, Tarpon, Muskey

Hobbies:

Hunting, fishing, snowboarding, mountain biking, baseball, bowling, hiking

Favorite Thing About Guiding:

Showing other people the sport I have grown to love in hope that they can take it home with them and use fly fishing to explore new places and escape from things for a while.