Question 1

What is the Rocky Mountain Angling Club?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountain Angling Club (RMAC) is a private, members-only fly fishing club founded in 1992. It offers members exclusive, catch-and-release access to under-fished, uncrowded private water — arranged through relationships with private property owners — across Colorado and Wyoming, plus a handful of partner-operated destinations farther afield. It is not a guide service, a fly shop, or a public-access map; access is by membership.

Question 2

Where does RMAC provide fishing access?

Accepted Answer

Members fish 44 private properties (counting the partner-operated destinations) — over 90 miles of rivers and streams and 16 trophy lakes. Home water spans Central, Southwest, and Northwest Colorado and southern Wyoming, with additional partner-operated destinations including Virginia, New Zealand, Patagonia, and Canada.

Question 3

Is RMAC a guide service or a public fishing club?

Accepted Answer

Neither. RMAC is a private membership club that secures access to private and managed water on behalf of its members. You do not hire a guide through RMAC and you cannot buy a public day pass — you join as a member and then reserve the water you want to fish.

Question 4

Who can join RMAC?

Accepted Answer

Fly anglers who want quiet, lightly-fished private water and a managed, reservation-based experience. Membership is available as an individual (family) membership or as a corporate membership. All non-business memberships are treated as family memberships.

Question 5

How much does an individual (family) membership cost?

Accepted Answer

An individual membership is $175 per year in annual dues, with a one-time $350 initiation fee. It includes exclusive fishing privileges on club properties, the complete property directory with maps and rates, a newsletter subscription, the ability to bring guests (rod fees apply), and a staffed reservation and information line.

Question 6

How does corporate membership work?

Accepted Answer

A corporate membership carries a one-time $725 business initiation fee. The business then invites its employees on AnglerPass, and each invited employee joins by paying only the annual dues of $175 — no individual initiation fee. Every invited employee receives their own property directory and newsletter subscription and enjoys the same benefits as individual members. It is well suited to entertaining clients and teams.

Question 7

How do employees join under an existing corporate membership?

Accepted Answer

It's invitation-based on AnglerPass. If your employer already holds a corporate membership, ask them to send you an invitation. You accept it, join the club as an angler with no initiation fee of your own — just the annual dues — and gain the same access, property directory, and reservation line as every member.

Question 8

How does a company set up a corporate membership?

Accepted Answer

On AnglerPass it's three steps: find the club (Rocky Mountain Angling Club), join as a corporation with a single business initiation fee, then invite your team. There's no limit on how many employees you can invite, and each invited employee pays only the annual dues — no individual initiation fees.

Question 9

How do I apply, and what happens after I apply?

Accepted Answer

Membership applications, dues, and your member account are handled on AnglerPass, RMAC's membership platform. You create an account, submit your application, and — once your membership is active — receive a digital membership package with the property directory, maps, rules, reservation cards, and guest agreement forms, after which you can begin reserving water. The club office is staffed twelve hours a day during the angling season if you have questions first.

Question 10

How do reservations work?

Accepted Answer

Fishing on RMAC properties is by reservation only, on a first-come, first-served basis. You obtain an authorization number from the reservation office, note it with the property number and dates on your personalized reservation card, and display the card on your dashboard while parked. Reservations are accepted for groups of two or more for any date or consecutive dates during the season. A non-refundable $5 fee applies when one to three reservations are made at the same time.

Question 11

What are rod fees / day rates?

Accepted Answer

Each property carries a daily rod fee (day-use rate) covering the lease, upkeep, and administration. Daily rates range from about $45 to $180 per day, averaging around $83. Young people aged 13–17 are discounted 25%, children 12 and under are free at most properties, and a half-day rate 25% below the full-day rate is offered on most properties.

Question 12

Are guests allowed?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Guests are welcome but count toward the limited number of rods allowed on a property on a given day, and the day-rate charge must be paid for each guest at the time of reservation. All guests, or their legal guardians, must sign the guest agreement and return it to the club before the reservation date.

Question 13

What is the catch-and-release policy?

Accepted Answer

Catch and release is the policy at all club properties, and members are urged to practice CPR — Catch, Photograph, Release. Fishing is restricted to fly rods only, using single-barb flies, on all club waters; bait and conventional tackle are not permitted, and barbless hooks are encouraged. Per-property regulations are frequently more stringent than state regulations, and members and guests are expected to comply strictly.

Question 14

How can a landowner lease fishing access to RMAC?

Accepted Answer

Property owners can lease their fishing water to the club and earn income from it while the water is stewarded carefully and fished lightly by a limited number of respectful, vetted members. The club patrols properties, limits the number of rods per water, and holds all members and guests to a strict catch-and-release standard and to respecting private property. Landowners can start the conversation through the club's landowner program on AnglerPass.

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