Donavan Clary is the only full-time fly-fishing guide in Oklahoma. He also guides in Missouri. He has been fly-fishing since 1982. Spending an average of 250 days a year fishing, it’s easy to say he’s committed! He has been a volunteer with the Tulsa chapter of PHWFF for several years.
He also supports and volunteers with KEKOA Outdoors, another non-profit 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 in northeast Oklahoma, 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 Lake Tenkiller for smallmouth bass, especially the Neosho strain smallmouth. 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. He enjoys both recreational and competitive fly fishing.
