I'm a customs officer in a anti smuggling unit - best job ever, since I get to plan my working hours myself = I work when fishing is bad and mostly only 4 days a week

I"m Veterinarian. I actually work in a worlwide company that provides drugs and vaccines for animal health. When I have a day or two , I go fishing for some natives fish like Dorados and Tarariras near Buenos Aires city ( where I live ). When I can take more days (vacation time) I usually go to Patagonia region to chase browns and rainbows trouts.

Hey everyone,
At this moment I am employed at a building materials supplier, but last month I graduated with a degree in Physical Education. I hope to find a teaching job I the next few years.

I manage a small quality control group for microbiological and chemical testing at a pharmaceutical manufacturing site. Molecular biologist/biochemist by formal training. But years of experience have ground me down to my pith, which is an unabashed fishing nut.

Semi Retired in '13 from being a Property Manager and RE Investor. Not sure about the retirement part, seems like I fish less now. . Mostly now a reader of good literature in the winter and wanabe troutbum the other months, when asked what I do know, I usually reply 'Alchemist' since I am unsure what exactly it is that I 'Do'.

I'm a finish carpentry contractor and have done this for the past 35 years. I did this to get away from general contracting and to figure out what I really wanted to do. At times being self-employed, allows me to do quite a bit of fishing , while other times I can't get to do as much as I would like. Kevin

Musician and university music teacher.

I am a Flooring installer. I install Carpet, Vinyl, Wood, Laminate and Ceramic. Mostly carpet and vinyl.

I'm a self-employed civil engineer. I've worked for private design firms and state agencies in the past. Bridges, highways, architectural/structural, industrial, water resources, geotechnical, surveying, all that kind of stuff.

Retired from the Department of Fish and Game. 3 years in the hatchery system and 30 in wildlife law enforcement. Working in God's country.
Hey! wandering blues it sounds like you are getting close to retirement - Congrats.

One of the things about fishing culture is that it is egalitarian, e.g., rich, poor, the lettered and the dropout, the athlete and the disabled (not that they are mutually exclusive), all are equal on the water. I own $800 rods but three out of my top five favorites cost less than $50.00.

I've fished with some men for years and our occupations have never been discussed. I fished with one of my main partners for two years before I discovered he was an M.D.

One of the worst things to happen to fishing, IMO, is the advent of tournaments. I think the competitiveness goes against the grain of a sport that is essentially contemplative punctuated with joy and excitement. (I do admit that I enjoy the occasional one-fly contest. And I fully support the right of tournament fishermen to enjoy the sport as they like)

But in the spirit of the message thread, I'm currently an IT manager and systems architect. But I've been in the military, lived as a Benedictine monk, worked as a headhunter, a career counselor, a contractor, and a flight instructor/air port operations manager. I've been an editor for a national newspaper and authored books and several hundred articles back in the days of the paper press.

Some would say I've lacked direction and I wouldn't argue. But I can say that I've tried my hand at most things that interested me, so wouldn't have done much differently - except manage my money better.

My fishing reflects the eclectic nature of my career. I've fished for blue gill and big old browns, sharks and stripers, trout and pike, trophy cats and big and little bass.

Fly fishing has been the most challenging. The only fishing I refuse to do is deep lake fishing with sinking lines. Fly rods seem to be the wrong tool for deep water fishing.

Actually, I think that the variety is why I love fishing amongst all sports.

Artist, painter and university professor.

Steve