Front Range guides who live it.
A licensed Colorado fly-fishing guide service running guided trips across the Front Range. Local guides, wild water, wild trout.
Cody Raines, Founder & Head Guide
Guiding the Front Range since 2012 · Guide Service #OUT-3041
Front Range Guides Who Live It
Tailwater Guide Co. started in 2012 with one drift boat, a beat-up truck, and a guide named Cody Raines who'd rather be on the water than anywhere else. Twelve years later we're a fully licensed Colorado fly-fishing guide service running trips across the Front Range — but the idea hasn't changed: put good people on wild trout, and make the whole thing easy.
We keep our group sizes small and our standards high, because most of our bookings come from past clients and the friends they send. That's the whole business, and we like it that way.
"Put good people on wild trout, take care of every detail, and they come back. That's the whole job."
— Cody Raines, FounderWhat makes us different
Six reasons our clients keep coming back — and keep sending us their friends.
Fully Licensed Guide Service
Tailwater Guide Co. is a licensed and insured Colorado fishing guide service (Reg. #OUT-3041). Every trip runs legal, safe, and above board.
Everything Included
Rods, reels, waders, boots, flies, and terminal tackle on every trip. No surprise add-ons — just show up and fish.
Guides Who Know the Water
We fish this water year-round. Local knowledge is the difference between a trip and a great trip — and the reason you keep catching fish.
Small Groups, High Standards
Two anglers per drift boat, one or two per guide on wade trips, real one-on-one time. We never run a cattle operation.
All Skill Levels Welcome
First fly rod ever or seasoned angler chasing a personal best — we tailor the day to you and teach the whole way.
Easy Online Booking
Book your trip in minutes, and get instant answers on seasons, rates, and availability from our 24/7 booking assistant.
Meet the Tailwater Team
A small, close-knit crew of guides who live to fish this water.
Cody Raines
Founder & Head GuideCody has guided Colorado's Front Range for over 12 years — fly fishing the South Platte, the Dream Stream, and the Arkansas in every season. Licensed Colorado guide, certified Wilderness First Responder, and the guy who'll have you mending line right by lunch.
Lead Guide · Colorado Guide Service #OUT-3041Marisol Vega
Lead Guide & Tailwater SpecialistMarisol lives for technical tailwater fishing — sight-casting tiny midges to picky Cheesman trout and reading the Dream Stream like a book. If there's a trophy trout holding in a seam, she'll put you on it.
Certified WFR · 9 seasons guidingDale Whitcomb
Drift Boat Guide & OarsmanDale has rowed the Arkansas more days than he can count. Whether you're a first-timer or chasing a personal best, he'll put the boat exactly where you need it and net the fish that count.
Rowing & swiftwater certifiedHannah Pierce
Bookings & Trip CoordinatorHannah handles the schedule, matches you to the right guide and water, and answers the questions our 24/7 booking assistant can't. She's the reason your trip runs like clockwork.
Licensed, bonded & insured
Every trip is run legally, safely, and above board — with certified guides, proper insurance, and respect for the water, the fish, and the regulations that protect them.
Colorado Guide Service License
Fully licensed statewide
General Liability Insurance
Fully bonded & insured
Wilderness First Responders
On every guide on staff
Years on the Front Range
5,200+ trips guided
Days Worth Remembering
Front Range water and wild trout — a glimpse of what your day with Tailwater Guide Co. looks like.
What Our Anglers Say
"Booked a full-day float on the Arkansas with Dale and it was the best day of fishing I've ever had. He had us on fish from the first run, lunch on a gravel bar, and a 20-inch brown to end the day. Already rebooked for next year."
"Marisol put me on the biggest trout of my life on the Dream Stream — a hen rainbow that took twenty minutes to land. She read the water, picked the fly, and talked me through every cast. Worth every penny and then some."
"My kids had never fly fished and Cody was endlessly patient — casting lessons, easy water, both of them caught trout. The booking chat answered all my questions at 11pm the night before. Such a well-run outfit."
Ready for your day on the water?
Reserve your dates online, or ask our 24/7 booking assistant about seasons, rates, and availability.
Trips depart year-round · Office Mon–Sat 7am–7pm