Texas Fly Fishing Expeditions

Hey guys, my name is John Coffman and my friends and family back home call me John Kelly. I’m originally from Dallas, and I picked up a fly rod for the first time in 2011 at a summer camp near Durango, Colorado at age 15. My life hasn't been the same since. I’m now over a decade into my guiding career, and I’ve been fortunate enough to guide in several bucket list fisheries across the globe: Southwest and South-Central Alaska, Chilean Patagonia, the Texas Gulf Coast, and Colorado.

At heart, I’m just another fly fishing fanatic who's been lucky enough to turn my obsession into a career thanks to a few life-changing opportunities. Since 2022, my wife Macy and I have been Owner/Operators at The Ridge, a RL Winston Preferred Lodge in the heart of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Hosting just six guests per week, The Ridge delivers a remote, floatplane-accessed experience on some of the best trout and salmon water in North America.

When I’m not guiding full-time during the 4-month Alaska season, you can find me poling my skiff through the shallow flats of the South Texas Coast, guiding old friends and new into redfish from October through May.