Blue Quill Angler

**To note: This is a review about Pat Dorsey and his fly fishing guide knowledge!
Quick look rating: ⁵⁄₅ Quality, ⁵⁄₅ Service, ⁵⁄₅ Fly Fishing Knowledge, ⁵⁄₅ Experience
Pat Dorsey came down here to Dallas to speak to a Fly Fishing club. That night the club had around a hundred folks, if my memory is correct. He spoke for an hour or two about «Fly fishing western tailgaters tactics and patterns for the year round.
Pat owns and runs the Blue Quail fly shop in Evergreen CO. The shop evidently runs guiding services well.
Pat spoke of being able to «reading the water». And also spoke of a number of different fly patterns and where and the how to use some of the different patterns!
One of the best parts, I felt like was the questions and answers sections at the end. We had a number of experienced flyfisherman & flyfisherwomen that asked some really bright questions.
Pat has written a number of books covering fly fishing. He is very knowledgeable in the area’s of flyfishing. I felt like I would hire him as a guide if ever in his area of CO.
Thanks Pat!

Sent inquiry via their contact us app. No reply. Tried again two days later. No reply. Received email on both occasions confirming inquiry receipt! Finally after a week or so, received email from Jim that nothing received! Sent my same inquiry back via email that same day. Now, some three weeks later, still have heard nothing. Terrible customer service!!! This site sells Simms waders and such. Would bet that if Simms knew about the lousy service, they would find some other company to represent them on line. Has anyone else out there had similar problems.
Three months later. Guess they do no look at their bad reviews and make things right! Am disappointed that Simms uses them to sell discontinued items. Simms is a top notch company. Have dealt with their customer service and they are the exact opposite of Blue Quill.

I have not only been a huge fan of their store and all the great info that they provide anglers, but I have been through several of their classes and on several guided trips. I am always interested in learning new techniques and practices. BQA hits the mark!
The first experience I had was Czech Nymphing class that they offered. The guide taught about fly selection, proper rigging, and the basic physics of the drift. The next day we hit the river. Not only did we catch a lot of fish, but any and all questions that I asked were answered in a very professional way. Not only did I learn a lot about nymphing, but I also learned a great deal about site fishing and mending line. A++ trip!
The second experience was insane. I wanted to surprise my father with a guided trip. My dad had never fished for trout with a fly rod and we took the nymphing course. We ended up on a section of the North Fork of the South Platte. The guide asked me what my goal for the trip was and I said I just want to see my dad catch a fish and smile. They delivered. They spent extra time getting my dad up to speed for fly fishing for trout. Within three minutes on the river my dad hooked into a beautiful brown. The guides were incredible and very knowledgable. They took some extra time to teach us about flows, drifts, conservation, gear selection, and reading the water. A++ trip!
Every experience after has been above my expectations. They do a great job teaching you what you need and making sure that you are properly prepared for a trip on the river. I would recommend this shop for anyone traveling to Colorado to do some fly fishing.

The staff at the Blue Quill are awesome. I do several guided trips per year with Pat Dorsey, and he is 1^st class, no question about it. He’s the second best thing to dynamite when it comes to finding fish. The shop is a full service outfitter and fly tying shop. They have an excellent website to purchase from, and its free shipping if you spend over $ 5. They carry some high-​end equipment, but I can guarantee none of it is overpriced. You will not find «junk» in their shop. They are competitive on just about everything. I highly recommend these guys!

I was looking for a new activity to do with my mom during her visit this past weekend and thought of fly fishing. I’ve done it once and enjoyed it and she was open to the idea.
I did some research on Anglers and prices and selected Blue Quill. The owner was really nice when we spoke answer questions and then booking our trip. Our assigned guide called me a few days before to confirm where we would meet and timing.
Our guide took us to Deckers (40 minutes SW of Conifer) and after quickly getting our waders on we set out. We were on the water for 4 hours and I caught 4 fish and my mom 1. We both had a very good time and perhaps this is something we’ll do again in the future.

Warning:
The «101 Fly Fishing Class» costs a lot more than $ 150.
On the second night of classroom instruction, you spend 80% of the class time shopping for «necessary» items. The minimum of items that you can buy that they deem «necessary» adds up to $ 250.
This is a back door way for Blue Quill to get a lot more money from you that the advertised cost of the class.
They are very hard sell about buying the gear.
The second night is also a waste because you do not learn anything — it is all shopping.
They rationalize the practice by saying, we can keep the cost of the class at $ 150 because you buy basic gear from us. But no one attends the class expecting to pay at a minimum of $ 250 for the «necessary» gear for ONE day out on the water.
Blue Quill should end this sneaky practice and clearly disclose the true cost of the class.

The Blue Quill is a very well stocked fly shop that has all the gear and advice you need. Jim is very helpful and the overall knowledge of the staff is very high. One time I had very leaky waders and needed to replace them fast. BQ didn’t have my size, but Jim loaned me a pair for the weekend while the new ones came in.
They are always putting on clinics and having great events at the shop.

I flew in from out of town and had no idea of where to go fish… but knew I would be fishing!
I was referred to Blue Quill and had the pleasure of fishing with Johnathon. The weather was terrible and the conditions worse but we still managed to pull a few fish out of the river including a 27 inch wild rainbow… NICE!!!