The Ozarks are an angler's dream and this dream is where Longboat Outfitters' owner and guide, Kyle Kosovich was raised since he was just a tadpole.

He grew up only a mile from both the North Fork of the White River and the Bryant Creek. Two of the best float fishing streams in Missouri. He began his fly fishing and fly tying early at age 12. It was in these rivers that Kyle learned to take rainbows, browns, smallmouth by fly and catch channel cat and flathead catfish during summer nights. Though he learned and grew alot on these streams, he needed more...

The need to understand the rivers drove Kyle to recieved his Fish and Wildlife Biology Degree from Missouri State University. Here he gained insight into the fine workings of a river ecosystem.  Along the way Kyle has worked under a number of organizations in the outdoor field. He has been a fly fishing guide for River of Life Farm, worked for Missouri Conservation Department leading fishing clinics and stream sampling crews around the state. Kyle was also a Stream Team/Americorps Volunteer, and currently he works for the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks in Springfield Missouri. When he's not on the river, he leads a watershed planning grant for one of Springfield's drinking water sources, the Little Sac River. Kyle also helps teach grade school kids the importants of water conservation at the Watershed Center.

Kyle is a dedicated guide and educator and he will introduce you to a new understanding of the Ozarks' streams he has grown to love, respect, and enjoy.

Contact me and to see how I can make your next outdoor adventure one to go home and brag about.

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