Guide Services - Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, & North Texas

As the owner/operator of Creek Adventures, Chris loves all things surrounding fly fishing in our local waters.  He has been blessed to make new friends almost every day of the year.  Whether you want to talk gear, get on the water, or just share good stories, he is happy to be a part of it.

Creek Adventures enjoys participating in several of our local events, such as Local Demo Days, the Blue River Smallmouth Expo, the Illinois River Rendezvous, the Smallmouth Rendezvous in Tahlequah, OK, and more.

Chris was born and raised in Oklahoma and is very happy to be here.  He is quick to share how special our local waters are, and how much of a hidden gem we have here.  Chris is also proud to serve as a board member on our local Trout Unlimited chapter (TU420) in NE Oklahoma. 

Chris can be reached through the shop phone number 918-236-1151.

 Have your next adventure professionally filmed and/or photographed.  

Film industry professional, Trevor Lee Rogers, will accompany you on wading or float trips across the region. 

Creek Adventures provides all of the necessary gear, including dedicated camera rafts and crew.  Package deals are available, which include full guided trips and photography/videography. 

Donavan Clary guides in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas. He has been fly fishing since 1982. Spending an average of 225 days a year fishing it's easy to say he's committed! He is a volunteer with the Tulsa chapter of PHWFF and has been for a number of years. He also supports and volunteers with KEKOA Outdoors, another nonprofit focused on exposing veterans to fishing and hunting. He is an avid supporter of Trout Unlimited, and very active with the local 420 chapter. His family owns and operates a lodge on Tenkiller Lake where they offer all-inclusive guide trips for individuals and groups. He loves Oklahoma and the Illinois River. The majority of his time is spent guiding float trips and wading trips above and below Tenkiller Lake. He will even take occasional trips on the lake with anglers ready to chase still water bass on the fly. He is a master at finding and catching large trout, striper, carp, gar, and smallmouth bass on the fly.

The American Sportsman, hosted by Curt Gowdy, was a long-running TV series that aired on ABC every Sunday afternoon. Stephen Ruiz watched every episode, especially those that featured fly fishing. Ruiz saved his money and purchased his first fly fishing outfit – a cheap fly rod and reel combo – when he was 13 years old. Fly fishing for warm water species in farm ponds, creeks, rivers, and lakes in southeast Oklahoma became Stephen’s passion. However, 7 years ago he caught his first trout on the Uncompahgre river near Ridgway, Colorado. Stephen was hooked (literally) by the technical complexity of trout fishing. Since then, Ruiz has immersed himself in the quest to demystify the art and craft of fly fishing.

Ruiz is a graduate of the Sweetwater Guide School and makes his home in Edmond, Oklahoma with his wife, Sarah, his “bonus daughter,” Parker, and his pup, Buddy.

Larry Clark  owns On The Flyfishing Guide Service and has been guiding since the early 90’s and is a graduate of Sweetwater Guide School in  Montana. Larry is the founding president of three different Flyfishing Clubs and also served on both the Oklahoma and Arkansas Scenic Rivers Commissions. I think I can assuredly say that I am the  Grandfather of fly fishing  for Smallmouth Bass on the Upper Illinois River! A faithful follower of Dave Whitlock and Duane Hada in the Ozark ways of the Smallmouth Bass! In the past I have taught classes on Flyfishing and Flytying for NSU Tahlequah and others. I have ruined the lives of many! 

Semi-retired I now live in South East Oklahoma and still guide on a couple of Forest Service lakes and local waters for Largemouth Smallmouth Sunfish and all other warm species. I often guide on the Upper Illinois River for Smallmouth Bass  as well as still do some guiding for Trout. Come join me for some exciting Flyfishing or Spin Fishing  in some of the most quite and beautiful small waters in Oklahoma and Arkansas!

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Contact Jeremy @ 918-605-2278

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Contact Greg @ 918-809-4629

Clayton is the owner/operator of Red's Guide Service. He has a been a full-time guide in NW Arkansas for the last 4 years, and has guided part-time for many years before that. Clayton has spent his life on these waters and loves sharing what he's learned with clients and friends alike.

Clayton chases Ozarks smallmouth, trout, and crappie with his clients by raft, wading trips, and hard sided boats.  He also provides guided trips for walleye during the winter and early spring.

Follow Clayton through his social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram @reds_guide_service.

Contact Red's Guide Service at 479-366-1402. 

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Greg Welander is a lifelong angler and started fishing at the early age of four. He first picked up a Fly Rod in 1998 and hasn’t looked back. In 2004, he took up the art of Fly Tying. Greg has been a Fly Tying instructor since 2010.

In Texas, he has Fly Fished everything from Stripers on the Red River below Lake Texoma to Redfish of the Lower Laguna Madre. The Texas Hill Country Streams and Lakes are where he first started guiding clients back in 2012. 

Greg was the Fly Fishing Manager for seven of the nine years while employed at an Austin Texas premier Fly Fishing/Fire Arms specialty store.

He currently is working as an Independent Manufacturing Sales Rep for several companies in the Fly Fishing and Outdoor space.

Greg resides in North Texas. You will find Greg guiding Fly Fishers on North Texas waters. Waters include the Brazos River and smaller tributaries such as the Paluxy River. He also offers trips on various area Lakes that are North/West/South of Fort Worth Texas.

You can follow Greg’s fly fishing journey through Upstream On The Fly on Facebook, Instagram and his website: (www.upstreamonthefly.com).