Han Solo

Han Solo owns Spinner Fall Guide Service in Dutch John, Utah — one of the longest-running outfitters on the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam. He joined the crew as a shuttle driver in 1998, started guiding the tailwater in 1999, and has led the company since becoming sole owner in 2010 after years building the operation alongside fellow guides. Spinner Fall is known for dry-fly fishing: cicada afternoons on the rimrock, blue-winged olives in low light, and patient drift-boat positioning when a rising brown trout refuses three perfect presentations. Han rows with the section choice that matches flows and weather — seven miles or more of canyon water, flies included, lunch on full days — and teaches without performance. Beginners learn mend and seam before hero casts; experienced anglers get the small call on which run, which dropper, and when to wait out the wind. Half-days focus a single hatch window on the A or B section. Full days follow light and flows — rigging at the ramp before dawn, unhurried rowing between runs, honest talk when the weather pivots. The outfit accommodates one or two anglers per boat; rates reflect real drift-boat trips on a regulated tailwater, not a generic catalog price. Why anglers book Han: he has guided this river through high water, winter midge days, and the Green River Single Fly events where Spinner Fall crews have placed among the top teams multiple times. His instruction stays level when the take does not come. The day feels earned — cold coffee at the ramp, red canyon walls, emerald water, and the quiet focus between drifts that tailwater trout demand. A day with Han starts at 131 S Red Tail Lane in Dutch John. Expect dry-dropper and hatch-matching work, streamer opportunities when clouds stack, and a crew culture that says plainly: if you like to fish dry flies, this is the guide team for you.