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Fishing Outfitter

Fishing: South Platte Anglers, Hartsel, CO
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Do you want to be a Fly Fishing Guide?

Is your garage packed to the gills with fishing equipment? Do you spend every spare moment tying flies that will entice even the pickiest trout? If you have often thought that you would rather spend your days being a fly-fishing outfitter, then you need to test-drive your dream job with the team at South Platte Anglers in Hartsel, Colorado!

Michael “Griz” Egloff and his son, Kevin, have been hunting and fishing in South Park County, Colorado their whole lives. They consider themselves fortunate to live their life-long dreams - spending their days helping guests learn the art of fly fishing and helping them become better fishermen (and women). “Griz” knows every inch of the South Platte River between Spinney Mountain Reservoir and Eleven Mile Canyon reservoir. Kevin lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and daughter and although he still works a “day job” as a General Manager for a national restaurant chain, he subscribes to the Vocationing lifestyle and has the flexibility to arrange his “day job” schedule so he can assist Griz with large fishing groups throughout the year.

Working with Griz and Kevin is Rick Bersnak. After surviving a near-fatal heart-attack some years ago, Rick realized that there was more to life than solely doing a “day job” in the insurance industry and now subscribes to the Vocationing lifestyle too. He lives in Ohio but spends as much time as possible during the peak season with Griz and Kevin in Hartsel. Rick works on marketing and business development throughout the US for South Platte Anglers and also owns and operates his own company, DeadDrift Marketers, which sells fly rods, nets and hats to shops and other outfitters. Rick constantly looks for ways to infuse his great passion for fishing into each day of work!

The team at South Platte Anglers is ready to share their knowledge and skills with you on your very own dream job VocationVacations experience. From start-up, to equipment and customer service…you will get to see the fishing outfitting business from the inside out!

While on your Fly Fishing Outfitter VocationVacations® holiday Griz, Kevin and Rick will mentor you in some or all of the following activities:

  • Prepare the equipment for the guests each day
  • Prepare the boats and other equipment
  • Prepare food and beverages for each day’s trip
  • Learn all the local secrets of the South Platte – best time of day based on “hatches,” weather, stream flow, and time of the year
  • The business of operating a guide/outfitting service; insurance, licensing, first aid certificates, costs of equipment, flies, tying flies if time permits, repairing broken equipment if necessary, etc.
  • Clean guest cabin
  • Take photos of the guests and their catch
  • Guest services, including teaching the guests how to land, net and release the fish safely as all fishing in this part of the country is catch-and-release

The Fly Fishing Outfitter VocationVacations® dream job holiday includes:

  • Two days of one-on-one mentorship in your dream job as a fly fishing outfitter
  • The opportunity to participate in a total of one hour of pre- and post-VocationVacation career coaching from an accredited, affiliated VocationVacations career coach
  • A pocket-size VocationVacations journal so you can document your dream job becoming a reality
  • Light lunches with your mentor

Available: May - October based on mentors' availability

Price: $749 Per Person

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South Platte Anglers

(Not included in the price of your VocationVacations® dream job holiday)

Other activities and tourist destinations while on your VocationVacations® adventure:

Reservation, Cancellation and Rescheduling Rules and Conditions:

Full payment of the VocationVacations dream job holiday is required to make a reservation. A $100 non-refundable fee is assessed if a VocationVacations experience is cancelled or rescheduled prior to 14-days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday, based on the approved availability of the mentor to reschedule. A VocationVacations adventure cannot be rescheduled and is non-refundable if cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday. Written notification of cancellation or rescheduling is required in all cases. In the US, Grounded Nomads, LLC and VocationVacations holidays encourage all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling. In the UK, Grounded Nomads, Ltd and VocationVacations holidays must require all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling and provide verification of such travel insurance to Grounded Nomads, Ltd.