Growing up with Mammoth as his second home, Jon rode his bike around and went fishing. He started fly fishing when he was 15 years old and continued exploring the area when he moved to Mammoth permanently in 1999.

Jon began working at the Troutfitter in 2003 and

graduated from the Clearwater Guide School in 2008. He is first aid and CPR certified.
Most days Jon can be found guiding on Hot Creek, the Owens River, the
San Joaquin or fishing backcountry lakes and streams.

Nathan Wray started ocean fishing at the ripe old age of eight, and started making annual summer trips to the Eastern Sierra to fish about that same time. After attending college in the mountains of northern California, (actually doing more fishing than studying he admits), he once again found the unrivaled fishing this area has to offer.
Nathan has now lived in Mammoth for nine years and is constantly fishing the area as well as hiking the backcountry in search of giant, and ever elusive, High Sierra golden trout. He is known as the shop’s backcountry guiding specialist.
Nathan has been with the shop longer than any other store employee and was promoted to shop manager this year.If you are already a Trout Fly customer, he has probably put you on some great fishing with fly recommendations plus that good ol’ local knowledge . Now with the guiding, he says he is living his life long dream.