Starting New Chapter in Life Today!

Dawgfish
Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
edited May 2011 in The Clubhouse
Hi everyone,

Today is an exciting day for me! I am officially getting out of the environmental consulting field and starting my new career as a full time fly fishing guide. I couldn't be happier about the decision. I'm going to do everything possible to make this work. I've had enough of the corporate world to last me a lifetime!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited May 2011
    Dawgfish wrote: »
    Hi everyone,

    Today is an exciting day for me! I am officially getting out of the environmental consulting field and starting my new career as a full time fly fishing guide. I couldn't be happier about the decision. I'm going to do everything possible to make this work. I've had enough of the corporate world to last me a lifetime!

    Man am I jealous. Being a fishing guide would rock in so many ways....just like being a audio installer...

    maybe someday...

    Enjoy the weather and fish!
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited May 2011
    Congrats and best of luck to you.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2011
    Congrats..sounds like a 'dream' job!

    Enjoy!

    cnh
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,742
    edited May 2011
    Congratulations on doing what most of us dream of. BTW, what consulting firm(s) did you work for? I'm in the business too, but on the regulating side. Perhaps we've crossed paths unknowingly.
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  • gelinas
    gelinas Posts: 226
    edited May 2011
    sounds way cooler than my job
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited May 2011
    Thanks everyone. I'm really looking forward to this. Bill, I was a geologist with IT before they went under and I've been a geologist/construction manager for Black & Veatch for the last 10 years out of the Alpharetta office.
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,039
    edited May 2011
    geting paid to enjoy yourself, what a gig! congrats, hope it's all it sounds like it could be....
    Yep, my name really is Bob.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,394
    edited May 2011
    Ballsy move to make in this economy, and I wish you the very best for doing it. The only way to truly find success is to do what you love and be the very best at it. best of luck in your new adventure!
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  • kefranklin
    kefranklin Posts: 141
    edited May 2011
    I am completely jealous of your guts and I wish you the best of luck in this venture. Damn the man!
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited May 2011
    Congrats.Now that's a job that I would look forward to going to everyday.I know of a couple people from the texas fishing forum that started guiding & were quiet successful.
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited May 2011
    Best of luck to you. Some great spots near me in East TN and over the hill in Boone, NC.
    Hope it rewards you financially and gives your life new joys.
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited May 2011
    Congratulations Dawgfish, from a former fishing guide.

    If you have any fly fishing stores in your area, they are gonna be goldmines for a steady flow of client biz. Get in tight with them, butter them up, bring them donuts, take 'em fishing, hell even work in there part time if you have to. It will pay off. They will already have a list of guys they can use, but those guys got on that list somehow? You'll find that the guiding business has the toughest marketing of any business, cause your target clients are mostly tourists. Those tourists are scattered all over the country (and no guide has that kind of capital to invest to cover that kind of blanket marketing), so getting in with people in the local industry that are drawing those people, means alot.


    Good luck and enjoy!
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited May 2011
    What a great thing to hear dawg!! :smile: good on ya! Post some pics when your settled in and having fun, so we can live vicariously thru you :biggrin:
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited May 2011
    TN,

    I actually do some guiding in your area on the Watauga and the Holston rivers. Fishbones, I appreciate the advice. I'm actually guidng for a shop/guide service, Unicoi Outfitters. Check out our website if you get a chance, www.unicoioutfitters.com. I've been guiding for them part time for awhile now, but finally took the plunge to fulltime. If you are ever in the N. GA, Western Carolina, East TN area, shoot me a PM and we'll go wet a line. That goes for all CP members out there. Thanks again everyone.

    Steve
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited May 2011
    Cool beans Steve! Sorry I took your original email as just getting into the biz. If I ever get in the area, I'll look you up. Fly-fishing Trout in streams is one cool thing I haven't done.

    -Troy
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited May 2011
    Troy,

    No need to apologize. I appreciate the great advice, especially from a fellow guide. You definitely need to check out a trout stream sometime. I know I'm a little biased, but to me it's a religous experience.

    Steve
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,713
    edited May 2011
    Dawgfish wrote: »
    I know I'm a little biased, but to me it's a religous experience.

    Yes. Yes it can be. :wink:

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    WAAAAAAY cool, Dawgfish. Good luck ! :smile:
    Sal Palooza
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited May 2011
    Awesome....enjoy your YOUTH while you have it. Keep up your education if you ever need to return to the corporate world. Have the best of 2 worlds.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2011
    It sounds incredibly lucrative Big Dawg, good luck.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2011
    Best wishes and good luck.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited May 2011
    Dawgfish wrote: »
    Hi everyone,

    Today is an exciting day for me! I am officially getting out of the environmental consulting field and starting my new career as a full time fly fishing guide. I couldn't be happier about the decision. I'm going to do everything possible to make this work. I've had enough of the corporate world to last me a lifetime!

    Wow! Congrats on the career move. I know the whole "grass is always greener . . ." thing, but I'm still envious. :biggrin:
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited May 2011
    That is one cool job. Have fun and I am sure you will. Good luck.
    Michael ;)
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited May 2011
    Outstanding Steve. When I hang up my guns in a few months we can hook-up.:wink:

    RT1
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited May 2011
    Thanks again everyone! Ted, we'll definitely have to do that. I'm heading back down to the golden isles in a few weeks to get the rest of my stuff. We definitely need to get together then, well I know we will when I come by to pick up the amp. You definitely need to head up this way and go soak in a cool trout stream. It feels awesome during the heat of the summer!
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited May 2011
    How cool is that!!

    I always thought I'd like to try my hand at guiding for salmon and steelhead on a few rivers in Washington....

    Then I up and moved to Arizona.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited May 2011
    Very awesome! Best of luck to you!
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited May 2011
    Bought some little dcms for jerryj12 from a guy who was a geologist, also had a little tube amp and some klipsch heresys in his office for sale, around six months ago i guess.

    just wondering, congrats on changing your life, we are gone way too soon to have a dream life in mind and die never having at least tried to make it happen.

    good luck and god bless.
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    edited May 2011
    Congrats on the new career! Sounds like fun.
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited May 2011
    Congrats! Jimmy seems like he would be great to work for. One of these days I'm going to fish Unicoi's private stretches. Doesn't Unicoi have one of the only guide licenses for the Chattoga? See Ya on NGTO sometime.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited May 2011
    Anytime someone can ditch the corporate world and do what they really want to do is a good thing. Congrats to the OP, and good luck to you on your new life.
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