Meet Our Team of Expert Anglers

Meet Your Guide: Scott Grassi

A lifetime spent reading water and tracking seasonal migrations across the Northeast defines the specialized approach of Keystone Anglers Guide Service. Founded by professional fly fishing guide Scott Grassi, our mission is to deliver an elite, educational, and results-driven adventure on the water for every client.

From Central PA Limestone to Elite Great Lakes Tributaries

Scott’s passion for angling began in the heart of Central Pennsylvania, mastering technical presentation and matching complex hatches while pursuing wild brook trout across historic freestone and limestone streams in the State College area. That early obsession with stream mechanics laid the foundation for a decades-long guiding career.

Today, Scott passes that technical precision down to his three sons—all accomplished fly fishermen in their own right—and brings that exact family heritage of stream stewardship to every single client package.

A Strategic, Multi-Water Guide System

Scott customizes his operations seasonally to maximize your time on the tri-state area's most productive trophy environments:

Spring & Autumn Steelhead Migrations: Leading specialized walk-and-wade charters across world-class Lake Erie tributaries, focusing on Fly Fishing and indicator nymphing on streams like Elk Creek and Walnut Creek.
Summer Musky & Predator TRIPS: Breaking down complex river structures and handling heavy fly tackle for apex muskellunge across Western Pennsylvania and select Ohio water systems.
Technical Trout & Bass Operations: Guiding wild trout river stalks in Central PA and shallow-water smallmouth bass float trips across Western PA watersheds.

Technical Instruction & Professional Equipment

Whether you are a seasoned fly fisher looking to break down a new river system or a novice looking to confidently complete your very first roll cast, Scott provides a patient, highly instructional environment. Every trip includes the use of top-tier, custom-rigged rod setups, professional fly selections, and terminal tackle tailored to the exact water conditions of the day.

Anthony Nicoletta

The newest edition to Keystone Anglers Guide Service is Anthony Nicoletta. Anthony has been fishing the streams of Pennsylvania since he was old enough to hold a rod. He refined his craft on the streams of Eastern PA and then decided it was time for a change.

Since he relocated to Erie, PA, he has taken the steelhead scene by storm. You can find him on an Erie tributary just about any time of year fishing for steelhead, brown trout, smallmouth bass, and even pink salmon. Anthony completed a lifelong goal by becoming a guide, and now he is ready to share his knowledge with you!

Steelhead Mike Veatch

Mike Veatch is an avid fly fisherman and fly tyer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he lives with his wife Laura and daughter Lilly. He caught the fly fishing bug in 2009 and started his own fly-tying business, Steelhead Mike's Flies, in 2012, as well as being an ambassador for Fly Skinz LLC.

Mike uses a variety of methods and tactics to catch his favorite game fish all over Steelhead Alley.