Episode 151: Brandon Soucie - Trout Fishing Colorado

Mill House Podcast

Mill House

Leisure, Wilderness, Education, Hobbies, Sports

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Brandon Soucie is a full-time fly-fishing guide at Taylor Creek Fly Shop in Basalt, Colorado, and one of the most recognized local experts in the Roaring Fork Valley. Born and raised in Basalt, Brandon grew up fishing the Fryingpan, Roaring Fork, Crystal, and Colorado Rivers — waters that would later become both his playground and his office. He picked up his first fly rod around the age of eight and began spending every spare moment learning the local honey-holes and trout behavior. By fourteen, he was working in the fly shop, and just a few years later, at eighteen, he transitioned to guiding full-time — beginning what would become a lifelong career on the water. Guiding more than 200 days a year, Brandon has built a reputation for his deep understanding of local rivers and his patient, educational approach to guiding. He’s known not just for putting clients on fish, but for helping them understand why the fish are there and how to catch them. His calm, friendly personality and ability to tailor each trip to a client’s experience level make him a favorite among both first-time anglers and seasoned fly anglers. Whether floating the Colorado, walking the Fryingpan, or wading the Roaring Fork, Brandon brings an unmatched level of local insight and enthusiasm to every outing. Outside of his professional guiding, Brandon continues to live and breathe the fly-fishing lifestyle. When he’s not working with clients, he can be found fishing with his wife and daughter, tying flies, or exploring new fisheries for both freshwater and saltwater species. His lifelong dedication to fishing and his deep roots in the Roaring Fork Valley make him not just a guide, but a true ambassador for Colorado fly-fishing — someone who embodies the passion, patience, and respect for the water that defines the sport.

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0:00.0	Whether on the boat, on the river, or in the woods, Yeti products are by our side.
0:09.0	There are many innovative first-class companies in the outdoor market today, but none more so than Yeti.
0:15.0	In 2006, they took the industry by storm, when they produced their first rotomolded cooler that
0:22.0	was reliable and built for the wild.
0:25.1	17 years later, with a multitude of new products, they continued to raise the bar and be the
0:30.9	gold standard for all outdoor brands.
0:34.0	We couldn't be more proud to have them as a millhouse sponsor and a family member.
0:44.7	Starting from a 90-year-old family recipe, wickles are wickedly delicious pickles packed with garlic and peppers,
0:52.1	a staple in our skiff and all shoreline lunches.
0:55.3	Originating from Sim's grandmother's kitchen to a pantry near yours, from pickles, okra,
1:01.4	relishes, and spreads, check them out to elevate all of your meals to the next level.
1:24.5	We broke everything, we broke lines, we broke hooks, we broke rods, we broke our minds, we broke marriages, we broke the whole thing.
1:32.3	We came up with the idea of going out that night and chasing girls and whoever had the biggest pair of panties went to pot. I knocked another arrow and he turned around the other way and I shot him going through the other way, so I double lunged them both ways.
1:39.3	But it was nothing for us to paddle an air mattress out into government cut. I got him on. All right now. We're going to teach him a lesson.
1:49.0	I'm just an old guy that likes to fish. I'm not quitting yet.
1:53.0	And he said, well, who the hell do you think you are, Sue App? And I said, that's exactly who I am?
2:00.0	Life's journey to the grave should not be one arriving with a pretty well-preserved body,
2:05.7	but rather skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly torn out, thoroughly used up, proclaiming wildly.
2:14.1	Wow, what a ride.
2:19.3	There's something fishy going on here.
2:28.3	Brandon, thank you for, you know, taking the time out to come up here.
2:37.1	But Nikki's been talking about you and your professionalism for a long time. And I think one of the greatest compliments that he's ever
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