ALMONT ANGLERS

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MARK MOVED TO COLORADO 22 YEARS AGO TO BE A SKI BUM AND TURNED INTO A TROUT BUM HIS FIRST SUMMER. HE HAS BEEN FISHING OUT OF GUNNISON COUNTY FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS. FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS FISHING AND SKIING HAS BECOME HIS VOCATION AS WELL AS HIS EVERY DAY LIFE. TWELVE YEARS AGO HAROLD AT THE ALMONT RESORT ASKED MARK IF I'D CONSIDER OPENING A FLY SHOP AT THE LODGE: HIS DREAM FULFILLED.

RESUME:

12th Season owner/operator of Almont Anglers

15th Summer guiding out of Almont.

15th winter teaching alpine and telemark skiing at Crested Butte.

VOLUNTEER WORK:

Trout Unlimited Board of Directors for several years.

Stocking of trout and kokenee salmon.

Clean up of kokenee carcasses (whirling disease study).

Elecro-shocking of East, Taylor and Gunnison (trout biomass studies).

AWARDS:

Top Team "Super Fly" T. U.'s annual fund raiser 1 fly competition. (15 years and holding) Our fly; 18 Olive pheasant tail rolled in head cement the night before.

Ski Instructor of the year

Other favorite spots: Montana, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Florida Keys &Costa Rica.

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