South Fork Outfitters, Shop Staff
Todd Lanning - South Fork Outfitters, General Manager
Todd Lanning began working for South Fork Outfitters in the fall of 2002. He grew up on a farm in Melba, Idaho and learned to fly fish from his grandfather at the age of nine. Todd spent almost every summer as a kid with his aunt and uncle in Hamilton, Montana on the banks of the Bitterroot River. It was on the Bitterroot that he fell in love with the western mountain fly fishing. Mr. Lanning served his country with the Marines; and shortly after High School he found himself in the worlds hot spot fighting for rights of less fortunate countries. Todd Lanning is a veteran of the Gulf War, Somalia, and the L.A. Riots. Todd returned to Idaho after his service and took a guiding job for Headwater Outfitters in Ketchum, Idaho. It was in Ketchum that he met his wife Lisa. They moved to Idaho Falls in the fall of 1999 and were married. Today they have four children: Georgia, Gary, Grant, and Grayson. Just prior to arriving here at South Fork Outfitters, Todd spent two years managing the fishing department at Sportsman's Warehouse in Idaho Falls where he was responsible for one million dollars in inventory. We are extremely happy to have Todd and hope you our valued guest are able to stop in and talk fish and bugs with him soon.
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Mike Zebe - South Fork Outfitters, Assistant Manager
Mike Zebe Started working for South Fork Outfitters in Spring 2007 and was born in Pocatello, Idaho. Some of his earliest memories are fishing with his Grandfather in South Eastern Idaho. Growing up Mike moved around the country, and was raised mostly in Loudoun County, Virginia. Soon after high school he came back to the Motherland to pursue a College degree from BYU-Idaho in Business Administration. He met his wife Breanne in Rexburg and was married in 2006 and is expecting their first little one. Mike has a firm knowledge of the river and hatches. Feel free to stop by and pick his brain about your fishing needs.
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Kenly Bitton - South Fork Outfitters, Fly Shop Staff
Kenly Bitton founded and supports the Annual Fin Chaser Carp Classic along with South Fork Outfitters guide Dan Hurzler. You can find Kenly holding down the fly selection here at South Fork or running Steelhead patterns in the winter through Salmon and Clearwater. Kenly built his fine wood crafted drift boat which is one of the finest crafts you will ever see on the river here in Idaho or anywhere else for that matter. You know you have found Kenly when you are floating through Bitton's channel with a gentleman yelling across the river to "stop letting your wrist break".
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