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What do I do to pay for my fishing??? Not very much--I retired as an engineer designer of those big trucks you see on the highway 18 years ago.Always had all the fishing equipment I ever wanted with a well stocked pond in my back yard full of big gills and bass. I put in 2000 each 4 inch long 5 years ago that are now 9 inch gills and 14--20 inch bass
Great place for all the kids I teach.
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Bill
[This message has been edited by William Fitzgerald (edited 21 December 2005).]
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Chris,
Once upon a time I was just a fisheries biologist for the Tennessee Valley Authority. With cutbacks in staff and reduced budgets, I am now a fisheries/wildlife biologist, part-time forester, part-time water quality "guru", part-time NEPA document writer, and part-time permit reviewer for folks requesting facilities on the Tennessee River. Jack-of-all trades; master of none! Work demands provide precious little time for fishing and there are no sustainable trout populations within 100 miles of my West Tennessee location. I do have access to some fine warmwater fishing on Kentucky and Barkley Reservoirs. However, retirement is visible on the horizon and I intend to make the most of it!
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Retail!!! Lord please stop the crazy people,(shoppers) lol... http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif Well really the crazy people are the reason I get a pay check. So I guess, BRING ON THE CRAZY PEOPLE!!!
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I manager an outdoor pig farm here in the UK, i also have a part-time business as professional fly-tyer.
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"My fishing is no longer an obsession, an addiction, or a mania; it's much more than that!
" - Dave Micus
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I work for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. I travel the entire state of PA working in the courthouses helping the staff there as required.
Yep, I carry a fly rod with me everywhere I travel, so I get to fish after work almost every day. I travel about 40 weeks a year, so I tie in the hotel when I'm not fishing.
Great job if you can handle the boredom of hotels every night.
Biggest problem I have is explaining to my boss why I carry 2 suitcases (1 has my gear in it!).
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I joined the Army at 20. Retired from there on my 40th birthday and have spend the last 24.5 years hunting and fishing.
Tim Anderson
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I am a electrician/mechanic/welder/millwright
at paperboard coating plant. i have been there for 15 years doing all kinds of machinery installations and repairs. Something different every day!
Bryan
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I'm an electrical engineer in a paper mill that makes the paper to make boxes. This career comes after a career with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) doing Environmental Biology and Aquaculture Research. Unlike garyj147, I got my walking papers during all the cutbacks which forced a career change. The down side is the job eats up a lot of the time to fish. The upside is that I'm currently located a little over an hour from some pretty good tailwater trout fishing in Oklahoma.
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I currently run a fly shop and have been guiding for the last 16 seasons in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Alaska, Wyoming and Kamchatka. I grew up in Seattle area. I have lived here in Teton Valley for the last 8 years. Been tying and flyfishing for the last 31 years.
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I am Ex Coast Guard 1968-1975 . I retired as a Flight Service Specialist 5 years ago . I just turned 60 last year so the Government sends me an extra stipend each month on top of my regular pension , which I use for the extra goodies that we fly fishers need . Perhaps want is a better word than need .
For all those who advised me never to retire because I'd be bored to tears . WHAT ARE YOU NUTS ?
I just love it , it lets me fish when I want too !