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ABOUT

Drifterz Paradise:

  • Family owned and operated

  • Specialize in salmon charters from our custom jet boats

  • Drifterz offers both spinning rod or fly/spey rod charters.  We provide all the fishing gear!

  • Colton is the guide and he is born and raised from Willow, Alaska 

    • He grew up fishing all the local rivers around Willow

    • Started guiding when he was 16 and has guided ever since (guiding 21 years)

    • After guiding for a local lodge for 10 years he and his wife, Alyssa, decided to start Drifterz Paradise

    • United States Coast Guard licensed captain since 2004

    • Fully insured

    • Thousands of hours spent in the jet boat

    • His passion is getting people on fish and on his days off he is out on the river with his family...fishing!

 

Every summer we look forward to fishing with old friends, meeting new friends, and to all Alaska has to offer!!

TEAM
COLTON CONNER

OWNER/GUIDE

 

Born and raised in Willow, Alaska with 21 years of guiding under his belt! Colton has been a teacher for the last 14 years and holds a Biology degree. Colton has a passion for fishing and a great knowledge of fish and wildlife. Being born and raised in Willow AK, he has extensive knowledge of our local river systems. He has held a USCG Captain license since he was 16 years old. 

ALYSSA CONNER

OWNER

 

Born and raised in North Dakota.  She has lived up in Alaska for about 15 years. She met Colton and they have been going nonstop ever since! They have 2 girls that are crazy about fishing and anything outdoors! Alyssa takes care of all our customers and does some guiding herself. 

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DANNY SCHMITZ

HEAD GUIDE:

 

Danny grew up fly fishing the mountain lakes and free stone rivers of Wyoming. He moved to Alaska in 2004 for college. He has been guiding every season since then. He has spent the last 20 years guiding Salmon, Trout, and Steelhead on rivers of South Central Alaska and specialized for years in the copper river basin. He holds a USCG Captains License, he is swift water rescue trained and he is a legend of a fishing guide. 

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