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Frank R. Pisciotta is one of California's
top, veteran, independent, fly fishing guides. In 2001, the host of a radio
sports show inroduced him as the "Dean of Guides in the Truckee area".
A native Californian, he has pursued trout within the state for over 40-plus
years, from the lakes & streams of urban Marin county to the 10,000
feet plus John Muir Wilderness for the state fish...the golden trout. After
graduation from the University
of San Francisco, 1968-69
"on-the-ground" service in Vietnam
& six months touring Europe as
a civilian he had a brief two year stint in the corporate world.
He then became involved in a family craft business on the north slope of San
Francisco's Telegraph Hill. He started fly
fishing in the spring of 1970...he has done such, exclusively, since.
During his first decade of fly fishing Frank became very familiar with Northern
California waters; most especially the McCloud (...prior
to the Nature Conservancy arrival) & Upper Sacramento Rivers, in
addition to Hat Creek. In 1979 Frank personally built his first residence
in Truckee; then focused on the area's,
at the time, unbeknownst, quality fly angling waters. There, in 1984, he
established his Thy Rod & Staff
guide service. 2008 marked his 25th year guiding & instructing, exclusively,
in the Truckee area. Starting in 1992 his guide service
became affiliated with the Orvis Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters
& Guides (ELOG) program. He remains in the program & is the
only Orvis Endorsed Guide in the northern Sierra. In 1996,
because of his expertise in fly angling & adeptness at instruction,
he was encouraged by clients, friends & family to start the Reel
School of Fly Fishing.
As a writer, Frank has authored articles in both the California
Fly Fisher & NorthWest Fly Fishing magazines in addition
to subscription newsletters entitled Guided Waters & Stream
Lines. His Spring 2002 essay in North West Fly Fishing is
acknowledged as the best ever treatise on fly fishing the TruckeeRiver.
His chapter on the TruckeeRiver
in Seth Norman's book Fly Fisher's Guide to Northern California,
is the most thorough ever published in a book. From June 1999
to June 2001 he was the California
writer for www.WestFly.com, arguably
the most complete online fly fishing magazine on the Internet ; it targets
five (5) western states, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho
& western Montana
The Northern California Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers
lists
Frank as a program presenter. His slide presentations (...currently
entering the 21st Century via conversion to PowerPoint!) on "FlyFishing
Opportunities in the Truckee-Tahoe Area", "The Truckee River" & "The
Little Truckee...a unique FlyAngling Gem" have been well received by individual
fly clubs, at times, standing-room only attendance at the Northern California
Council of FlyFishers Conclaves, the FlyFishing Show in both San
Rafael & Ontario California & most recently (2005) the International
Women Fly Fisher�s 10th anniversary gathering at Squaw Valley
USA, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
The well known angler-conservation group California Trout has
twice presented Frank the coveted Stream Keepers Award. The
last time was 2000; as the executive director noted, because he "...speaks
for the trout." Another twice is Frank's guide service being featured in
lengthy articles in the OUTDOORS section of the San
Francisco Chronicle. Also,
Frank's guide's service has been noted in the New York Times
Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Fly Fisherman Magazine &
The
Inside Angler.
During the 2001 season, an aspiring young guide flattered Frank by calling
him the Dali Lama of flyfishing....little did the fella know that Frank
is a perpetual student himself! He simply loves the sport & is willing
to discuss and/or share it with any one who is receptive.
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