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Ellis Ward Guide Service

Johnson City, États-Unis

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I am a full-time, year-round fishing guide in East Tennessee, based out of Johnson City. In 2018, I was working in healthcare finance consulting and living in DC. I had been there since 2011, after graduating with a degree in physics from Vanderbilt University. I worked hard to be where I was, but I was brutally unhappy with what I did for a living. I was stressed out and half-checked out when I was able to make it home to see my baby daughter before she was asleep. While my life was 'successful' on paper, it didn't amount to any form of happiness. I found fly fishing somewhat by happenstance after my stepbrother took me fishing for a few hours. I didn't catch any, got hailed on, and thunder stormed out. We broke a borrowed reel, and I was borderline hypothermic for the duration of our stumbling. I was also head over heels in love with whatever it was we just did! I fell in love with fishing because of everything surrounding the sport – the scenery, the drives, the solitude, the heart-wrenching line snaps, and knee-shaking personal bests or firsts. These days, I am excited about every day of work. I take the time to talk with clients extensively before every trip. I also spend a lot of time with my now-almost-5-year-old daughter, who loves fishing but cares very little about catching fish.

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