Anyone out there know of any jobs in the fly fishing industry?
I would be willing to move anywhere.
We can all dream, right??
The problem with Jobs in the Fishing industry is that the fishing industries hot time is when the fishing is good. Which then means that you spend your life watching others fish, talking to others about fishing and generally not fishing. Talk to your local fly shop owner about when the last time he took a vacation in the months from may to September, it isn’t likely that he ever has had one while he had his shop. The same is true for fish and game cops, guides and others I have talked to in the business.
Not to put a damper on your dream, I always thought working at a ski area or some other such job would be good. Work when water is icy then take the summer months to fish.
I know some real dedicated fly persons who teach school. Working at a college isn’t a bad deal, the summer is their slow time.
Eric
I don’t know of any positions for you but;
Keep the attitude, if you want it bad enough it can happen. Most people
are always willing to help especially those that are already doing what they love.
Sounds like you have already set your goal, I wish you all the best on the journey…
Steve Molcsan
I have contacted a few companies but no bites.
I don’t really have the resume to help out much either except a passion for fly fishing and all things about it.
I will keep up the good fight and one day something will happen…
Tell us a little about yourself, I am curious and maybe some here can
assist with a direction for you to consider…
I wish you luck. But short of location scout for the fishing shows, or possibly product tester for a large collection of companies, anything else would just be…work.
Anything you have to get up in the morning and do is work, and frankly, turning something I love into that is the last thing I would want to do.
And “trout bum” pay really sucks. Trust me on this. Win the lottery and go fish the rest of my life, that is my plan. Now all I have to do is buy a lottery ticket…
I know that Orvis was looking for a manager of one of their stores in Destin, Fla. Don’t know if it’s still open or not, but might be worth your time to look.
I already have the dream job, kinda. I clean windows. It sounds like a drag, I know but… I set my own hours, I work when I want and I make good money. I fish everyday when the water is soft, I’m on the road, locally by myself all the time, I have time to stop and check fishing spots, stop in at shops and its all on the company dime (well, mileage is). I don’t want to work in the fishing industry, then it will be work. I don’t want that
If you dont have one already…get a degree first. Without one…plan on operating heavy equipment!
For me it would be to run a guide service that does multiple guiding.
-dirt bike trail riding
-fly fishing
-back-country skiing
I am proficient at all of them but the years are just now starting to take a minor toll.
Combining dirt biking with fly fishing in the same day is a ton of fun.
I love my job, but like Eric said, I’m at my busiest when the fishing is at it’s best and often have to settle for off-season fishing (luckily I have the local bluegill ponds to keep the twitches at bay most of the time). Also, do you really want a 40 hour a week reminder of what you’d rather be doing? Just a couple things to think about. But having said that, it was once said: “find a job you truly love and you’ll never “work” a day in your life.” If it’s what your heart tells you to do, then chase the dream!
VMA, if you are serious then I think you need to refine your goal, any job in the fly fishing industry includes the guy who sits at the salt water dock and fillets fish for the tourists off the boats. (I am guessing that’s not what you want :lol:) Define what job you truly want, then find someone who has the job or call the company you want to work for and find out what they look for in that person, then go get that job. It might involve moving to where the company of your dreams is to get an entry level job and then moving up.
Eric
I have a degree in information systems. I spent 12 years working for a large regional heavy civil construction company as thier network administrator. I knew heavy equipment operators that made 6 figures a year. Some took a month or more off each year to fish and hunt. I made good money there but not as much as some of the operators and I didn’t get as much time off either.
The REASON behind my post was this ( NOT evidently something you THOUGHT I might have stated)
I assume this person wants a job to MAKE MONEY? ( good assumption??) but $$ isnt the ONLY THING in the world ( I agree that its way ahead of whatever is in second place though)
In todays world there is such a thing as BENEFITS.! Good ( or even better) health insurance; retirement bennies; working environment…ad infinitude!
Thusly you either have a DEGREE in ( ??) and get a job for a LARGE corp( small ones cant afford the “best of bennies” OR…OR…you get a job that has a UNION! ( remember them?) While most HD equipment jobs dictate you work “boo-Koo” hours in the wame weather…it also means you get all the COLD WEATHER ( meaning winter) OFF work. With that amount of time…and the mega bucks you made from all the OT hours you work in the summer…you can go almost anywhere that its WARM…and do nothing BUT fish.
“I knew heavy equipment operators that made 6 figures a year. Some took a month or more off each year to fish and hunt. I made good money there but not as much as some of the operators and I didn’t get as much time off either.”
Hence…had I NOT designed jet engine hardware for more than 20 years of a 37 year “career”…I’d have been OUTSIDE ( as compared to being inside…stuck in a tiny cubical) breathing better air that the garbage I has to suck in and would have a better tan to boot!
As far as degrees in “Info tech”…etc…etc…I saw my company hire them by the bushel basket full…because " we need them"…etc…and at the sign of the first cutback…they went out the door faster than an eagle swooping down on a large trout. When push comes to shove…companys want the man that actually produces a “product” to keep rolling. “Hazmat” people are another class that hits the skids at the first hint of a slowdown also.
Too much coffee…
Ok I’m going to throw my 2 cents in here. My suggestion if you want benes and time off and still make decent cash, not gobs but enough to get by. look at major Universities.
Like someone said before, summer is their slow time and most take care of their employees.
when I signed up I figured I give it 3 years. That was 20 years ago and now the golden handcufs are so tight I don’t want to go. And yes I do fish enough in the season and still can go hit the slopes in winter and not affect my pay check.
Well,
For my perfect job…
Parking lot attendant in a wilderness area sounds good to me.
Read that ISOLATED nobody parks there wilderness area…
My dream job after 5 years working security at a college and biting my tongue daily was becoming a Shepard. I think it would be wonderful to shoot anything that ticks me off. Rons job sounds wonderful also.
Eric
No kidding…
An outdated view of information systems that was or is held by many companies with disastrous results. Most successful companies realize their computer and communication systems are vital to that success. Those companies that view their systems as in your statement above will never be as successful as they could and many outright fail.
When the current down turn in the economy started the company I currently work for continued to invest in their computer and information systems and last year was one of the best years the company had in the past 10. Not saying the IT dept. was the only reason for the success but we contributed to the bottom line with improved systems and processes as did many of the other departments of the company.