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2026 Spring Fling
Our guest speaker will be Landon Mayer
Join us for the 2026 Cornhusker Fly Fishers Spring Fling, held at the beautiful Kiewit Lodge in Mahoney State Park (Ashland, Nebraska).
We’re thrilled to welcome our featured guest, Landon Mayer — a nationally recognized Colorado guide, author, and fly designer. Landon has guided on Colorado’s famed South Platte River for more than two decades and is a passionate advocate for conservation and the fly-fishing community.
As a royalty fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants, Landon has created over ten signature fly patterns and is celebrated for his creativity and precision at the vise. He’s also a respected author and contributor to Fly Fisherman and High Country Angler magazines, sharing practical insights that help anglers succeed on the water.
His books, including Fly Tier’s Master Class: Guide Flies and Other Favorites and 101 Trout Tips: A Guide’s Secret Tactics and Techniques, reflect his deep knowledge and approachable teaching style. Most of all, Landon is known for his enthusiasm and generosity in sharing his expertise.
To learn more about Landon, visit landonmayerflyfishing.com or follow him on Instagram @landonmayerflyfishing.
Don’t miss the 2026 CFF Spring Fling — it’s sure to be one of our most exciting events yet!
Landon Mayer's Bio
Landon Mayer’s angling success is fueled by an addiction to pursuing large trout with small flies and lightweight fly-fishing equipment. Mayer enthusiastically teaches and demonstrates his techniques and on-river knowledge to fellow anglers and has developed innovative strategies for sighting, hooking, and landing selective trout.
He shares these tips and secrets in his books Guide Flies: Easy to Tie Patterns for Tough Trout (2022), The Hunt for Giant Trout: 25 Top Locations in the US to Catch a Trophy (new for 2019), Trout Tips: A Guide’s Secrets, Tactics and Techniques (2016), Colorado’s Best Fly Fishing (2013), Sight Fishing for Trout (2010), and How to Catch the Biggest Trout of Your Life (2007), in addition to his new film with Headwater Media: Mastering the Short Game (2019), Fly Tiers Master Class: Guide Flies and other Favorites (2024).
Landon’s passion for fly-fishing has allowed him to make several noteworthy contributions to the sport on and off the water. This has included travels to fly-fishing related organizations of the Mid-Atlantic, West, Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and Southern states, as well as teaching through guided trips, fly-fishing classes, presentations, and demonstrations of his unique techniques.
Mayer is a contributing writer for Fly Fisherman and High Country Angler magazines. His contributions also have been featured in publications such as Fly Rod and Reel, American Angler, Southwest Fly Fishing, Field and Stream, and Fish and Fly magazines.
As an ambassador in the fly-fishing industry, Mayer is a royalty fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants. He is also an advisory team member of Simms, R.L.Winton, Bauer, Scientific Angler, Smith Optics, Fish Pond, Yeti Coolers, Regal Vise, River Smith, and Casio Pro Trek watches.
Mayer has been guiding in Colorado full time on the South Platte River for the last 23 years, and one full season on the Nak Nek River in AK. He resides in Woodland Park, Colorado.
For additional information on his services and presentations, contact him at:
719-210-0619
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@landonmayerflyfishing on Instagram