Mark is a Fly Fishers International Certified Casting Instructor from Erie PA. He is involved with the Gem City Outdoorsmen Fly Tiers (they started and ran the Landowners Fruit Basket Program), is the current Vice President of the FFI Affiliate club Keystone Fly Fishers based in Franklin PA.

He has competed in several American Casting Association events, is a helper/instructor for several Pa Fish & Boat Commission seminars, teaches numerous Fly Fishing 101 class in Western Pennsylvania and is a volunteer with Project Healing Waters.

Mark is involved at the state level as a member of the Lake Erie Advisory Council. Their purpose is to present new projects, easements and land acquisitions that are funded through the monies generated from the Lake Erie Stamp fishing permit.

His first article was published this year on midcurrent.com entitled “So you received a fly tying kit for Christmas – now what?”

When not teaching, Mark is an avid steelhead, trout and bass fisherman.

Pennsylvania stocks about 1 million steelhead each year and provides great steelhead runs each year from September to April. The PA streams are the first to clear after a heavy rain and can provide non-stop action when the tributaries are on the drop. Mark will have all the information that you need to fly fish the Erie PA streams.

Mark is another excellent speaker that you will not want to miss,

Location: Firehouse Pub and Grille
                 2768 Stark Drive
                 Willoughby Hills, OH  44094 

Time: Doors open at 6:00 PM; Meeting Starts at 7:30 PM