Capt. Nick LaToof
Fly Fishing & Light Tackle Guide
A 5th generation Texan, Nick grew up in the piney woods of Northeast Texas. It was there that his love of fishing started. He spent countless summer days chasing largemouth bass, bream, and catfish in small ponds on conventional tackle.
Nick would take a hiatus from fishing during college days as his main focus was football and a degree in exercise science, which would lead him to Nashville, TN to continue his work as a personal trainer / strength and conditioning coach. The fitness world would eventually take him to Southern California where he worked as a traveling sales rep. However, the hustle and bustle of this life was leaving Nick a bit empty, and he decided to leave SoCal in pursuit of something else.
Upon landing in Western Colorado, Nick knew he wanted to get back outdoors and follow his passion of fishing. He picked up a fly rod and his life would forever be changed. In 2021, Nick went to the Big Horn River in Montana and took the SweetWater Guide School, where he began his journey to becoming a guide. That same fall (2021) he took Colorado’s state rowing certification course and began his guiding career.
Nick spends the majority of his summer in the Gunnison Gorge guiding for trophy trout in a pristine wilderness setting. From June through September, Nick spends the long summer days catching surface eating fish and sleeping among the stars of the big western skies.
That’s right, Nick guides overnight trips through this incredible wilderness area. Along with the Gunnison River, Nick also guides on the well-known freestone rivers: Colorado and Roaring Fork both, of which, are home to world class trout fishing.
Nick doesn’t limit his guiding to just trout. You’ll often see him rekindling his love of bass fishing and exploring new species such as pike and carp on the local reservoirs. He’s even dabbled in some ice fishing during the winter months.
Come fall, Nick returns to his native land of Texas, where his attention shifts to the coast, in search of everyone’s favorite inshore species: the Red Fish.
Nick grew up visiting the Galveston Bay complex each summer as a kid, on family vacations. They made sure to fish, along with enjoying the beach and the area’s local attractions. It wasn’t long after Nick picked up the fly rod as a professional that he would return to the Texas Coast in hopes of hooking up with one of these marsh predators.
After several years of pilgrimages to the Texas Coast, Nick obtained his Captain’s License and began guiding clients in the shallow flats of the Upper Texas Coast. Nick’s home waters on the Texas Coast are East & West Galveston Bay.
