Sitzmark Sports and Lodge in Red River, New Mexico - Meet Your Guide

Our guides have a true passion for fly fishing, having spent hundreds if not thousands of hours on the water each year. They guide because they love getting to call the river their office. Being able to share their passion with others is what makes our guides special, we truly live for this!

Meet our guides down below!

Payton Martinez
Head Guide

Payton is a true native to Red River, New Mexico. Being born & raised in Red River, Payton grew up snowboarding and skateboarding. He found his love for fly fishing when he was 10 years old going out and fishing with his dad around the area. He recently found his passion for guiding in 2019, Payton loves taking the challenges of taking novice or experienced anglers on a trip of their life!

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Maceon Martinez
Guide

Maceon was born in the rugged beauty of Red River, New Mexico. From learning how to fly fish at the tender age of 7, to operating snowcats at the age of 18, Maceon loves any challenge put in front of him. He truly found his passion for fly fishing over last few years fishing with his friends, his dad and brother. Maceon knows the local lakes, rivers, and creeks that house beautiful trout!

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Kylie McGaha
Guide

Kylie was born and raised in Spearman, Texas. He spent most of his summers as a kid coming to Red River with his family to fish the Red River, Eagle Nest Lake and the Cimarron River! Kylie is really familiar with the area as he's been fishing it most of his life. He fell in love with fly fishing when he moved to Red River full time in 2019, Kylie truly lives for this!

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Ethan Leach
Guide

Ethan is a real local to Red River. Being born and raised in the valley, he has this area dialed in! Ethan has been guiding for us since 2021, he has the patience and the capabilities to take any angler! Experienced or not, Ethan can and will put you in the right direction of fish anywhere he goes!

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Casey Ripley
Guide

Casey found his way to Red River from the big city of Houston, Texas. Having family at the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron helped him get his itch for fly fishing. Casey has been in the area since 2013, if you can't catch him in the shop, he's either on a fire as a volunteer firefighter or hunting native trout in the wilderness. He has really cracked the code in hunting for trout!

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Casey Ripley
Guide

Casey is from the big city of Houston, Texas. He found his way to Red River in 2013 to be a snowboard instructor. Casey found his love for fly fishing shortly after moving here. If you can't catch him managing Sitzmark, he is in the woods hunting for beautiful native trout! Casey has really cracked the code for hunting trout!