Introduction to Women on the Fly with Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf

“Pudge” Kleinkauf is Alaska’s leading woman fly fishing instructor, fly tier and guide. Renowned for her teaching skills in both fly fishing and fly tying, she is also Alaska’s best-known woman guide, offering lodge-based flyfishing schools and small-group guided trips for women and couples to a wide variety of Alaska’s best known fly fishing locations. She also leads guided trips for saltwater fly fishing to Mexico each spring and to Argentina in January.  A regular presenter at outdoor shows around the country, Pudge is also one of the “Special Explorers” for the Alaska Magazine Television Series on PBS.

A retired University professor and lawyer, Pudge is member and one of the founders of the Intl. Women Fly Fishers. She serves as a Fly Fishing Ambassador for patagonia®, and as a Pro Staff member for Ross Reels, Scientific Angler™,  Sierra Stream & Mountain, Jay Fair, Jim Teeny Inc., and others.

Women’s Flyfishing®

Women’s Flyfishing® provides a safe and supportive environment where women can learn to flyfish with both heavy and light-weight fly rods and put their skills to work on the water. Based in Anchorage, we fish throughout the state for salmon, trout, char, grayling, pike, and sheefish and provide all of the gear, equipment and flies for all of our trips. We also offer fly tying classes so women can fish and catch with flies that they have actually tied.

Pudge & Women's Flyfishing® are a member of Trout Unlimited’s Outfitters, Guides, and Business Members Program, as well as a member of the  Guides Association of the Federation of Fly Fishers.

 © Cecilia Pudge Kleinkauf, 2005. Reprinted with permission of Women’s Flyfishing®