Captain Mark has lived his entire life here in the San Joaquin Valley. As a child, he was always fascinated with fish and fishing, even though his parents didn't fish. In his case, it was truly a part of a deep urge. He also had a couple retired neighbors who would take him fishing with conventional equipment, but it was always fly fishing that he was most intrigued by.
At the age of 10, Mark got his hands on a fly-tying kit and started fishing. Soon, he was up to 200 days of fishing per year!
Eventually, he got his first clients, and still remembers where he first caught fish professionally!
That was back in 1984. Thousands of days on-stream and many years later, he's still just as excited to meet new clients, see old ones, and make more memories. We hope you'll join him for a great trip!
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Mark Pinto
Independent Guide
Captain Mark has lived his entire life here in the San Joaquin Valley. As a child, he was always fascinated with fish and fishing, even though his parents didn't fish. In his case, it was truly a part of a deep urge. He also had a couple retired neighbors who would take him fishing with conventional equipment, but it was always fly fishing that he was most intrigued by.
At the age of 10, Mark got his hands on a fly-tying kit and started fishing. Soon, he was up to 200 days of fishing per year!
Eventually, he got his first clients, and still remembers where he first caught fish professionally!
That was back in 1984. Thousands of days on-stream and many years later, he's still just as excited to meet new clients, see old ones, and make more memories. We hope you'll join him for a great trip!
Here are a few recently with a client, watching Largemouth explode on a popper is really something!
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Early December 2022
Putah Creek is somewhere I have a long history with, one of the original "Home Waters" I have been guiding since 1984 along with the Stanislaus, Calaveras and Mokelumne rivers.
When asked about my favorite places to fish or guide, I always share the fact that Putah is perhaps the most exciting still because at certain times of the year, you never know what you may hook into! I can't tell you how many clients have caught or hooked fish that would be considered the fish of a lifetime....
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