The Fishing Life?

[Quarry Man]

I am currently in high school. I live in Southeastern PA. I have family in MA. I would like to live somewhere in the northern United States when I graduate college. I am looking for jobs that would allow me to spend lots of time on the water, but pay enough to allow me to fish. I would consider a cabin up north and living closer to home like South NY. Not sure and I have a long time to go. Just looking for advice. thanks!

[Deleted account]

Wall street. I have a few fishing buddies that work or used to work there and they fish 150-270 days a year, and drive cars and boats that cost more than my house.

[frogflogger]

New York state has amazing fishing and you can always find a career to support a fishing habit - a lucrative career now that may take a better education.

[flg2010]

 

 

Wall Street career?  First things first you need a top college brand behind you.. and an MBA.  Then you need to get lucky and land a job at a top firm like Morgan Stanley or JP Morgan/Chase.  Trust me on this you won't be fishing much until your an Executive Director on a path to Managing Director which will take you 15 - 20 years.  You will be in your late 30s and if you won't be making MD and are still an ED you will likely be told to start looking for a new job.. if thats the case then you will need to land well at a B firm.  If you do then you will be early 40s and then have tons of time to fish.

 

However, all that said Wall Street would enable you to retire by early to mid 50s with millions in bank and tons of time to fish.  However for every person that does it right there are people like me who do not and will need to work until they are dead.

 

I still get to fish on Fridays though :-) and Saturdays and Sundays.

[Lonnie Clemens]

The advice about jobs is good.  But remember that it takes a good interest and an education to get a good job.  If you happen to like fishing and nature, you may consider a major in biology or wildlife management of some type.  There are several states that hire people too work in their national and state parks.  Have you checked out the state of Minnesota lately?  They call it the land of a thousand lakes.

 

Lonnie

[scaleface]

Firefighter / paramedic . 24 on 48 off a lot of places .

[Deleted account]

3 hours ago, flg2010 said:

 

 

Wall Street career?  First things first you need a top college brand behind you.. and an MBA.  Then you need to get lucky and land a job at a top firm like Morgan Stanley or JP Morgan/Chase.  Trust me on this you won't be fishing much until your an Executive Director on a path to Managing Director which will take you 15 - 20 years.  You will be in your late 30s and if you won't be making MD and are still an ED you will likely be told to start looking for a new job.. if thats the case then you will need to land well at a B firm.  If you do then you will be early 40s and then have tons of time to fish.

 

However, all that said Wall Street would enable you to retire by early to mid 50s with millions in bank and tons of time to fish.  However for every person that does it right there are people like me who do not and will need to work until they are dead.

 

I still get to fish on Fridays though :-) and Saturdays and Sundays.

 

Or get yourself the high tech equivalent of a pocket full of $2 brokers, and don't forget to grease the specialists.

Going to Peter Luger's on a whim without reservations doesn't suck.

[livetofish28]

United States Coast Guard. Can pretty much guarantee you time on the water it just won't be fishing haha. Pay is pretty good and its a pretty fun job. 

 

 

 Tight lines 

 

   Andrew

[bh91]

Maybe law enforcement, some are 4 days on 3 days off .. Maybe not with fish and game 

[Bluebasser86]

15 minutes ago, bh91 said:

Maybe law enforcement, some are 4 days on 3 days off .. Maybe not with fish and game 

It's shift work also. I work the midnight shift so I can go in the mornings too. We work 5 days a week in our department though unfortunately. I'd rather work 4 12 hour shifts and have 3 days a week off. 

[Airman4754]

The government! Get a useful degree like engineering, accounting, etc. Being a veteran gives you a much better chance of getting in. I work 40 hours a week, between Monday and Friday, but still have the spare time to coach football and fish about 300 days a year along with the financial ability to do anything I want within reason. I started doing this around age 26. Work sucks, but if you can get a career that allows you to really do what you want when you aren't at work then you have a great career. 

 

Another thing is to have a great spouse. My wife is absolutely amazing. I'm a never sleep, never stop, never slow down type and she supports it. 

[Ski213]

FD or LE as mentioned can offer some unconventional schedules that can allow more fishing time. Those are also two fields that you shouldn't get in to with schedule being the driving factor.

 

If either is something you might be interested in then by all means look in to them but don't go into either solely for more fishing time. 

 

 

[Bluebasser86]

13 minutes ago, Ski213 said:

FD or LE as mentioned can offer some unconventional schedules that can allow more fishing time. Those are also two fields that you shouldn't get in to with schedule being the driving factor.

 

If either is something you might be interested in then by all means look in to them but don't go into either solely for more fishing time. 

 

 

Cannot stress this enough. The physical and emotional stress that you'll suffer in both are not something you can cope with if you don't have a desire to do it, and that makes a person a liability to themselves and others when they can't keep up with the fatigue it causes. 

[th365thli]

I'm going to actually say software engineering. You know, computers and all that boring crap

 

You make a fantastic salary and the field as a whole is only going to grow. Hours are very respectable depending on who you for and what you work on.

 

 

 

[Nscheele]

I operate a power plant and work 14 out of 28 days, no more than 4 shifts in a row. It is shift work, it is 12 hour shift, but the 7 days in a row off at the end of the rotation sure is nice. I use 40 hours of vacation to get two weeks off. It's been an excellent job. 

[Oregon Native]

Lots of good info above...but my question would be doesn't the area you talk about living have "lots" of hard water during the season so your remark about lots of fishing brings a smile.

[jimf]

I've been in the same career (IT) for 30+ years.   I actually chose it not because of pay, money, time off, fishing, or any other reason other than I liked it and because I liked it and was interested I became good at it.   I'm guessing with any career of 30+ years, a lot of the luster has worn off, and now it's a grind.   I keep plugging away, because I still like a little bit of it and I'm still good at it, but I can't imagine getting up and going to a job that I despised day after day.   

 

The benefit of my career has been choices.  My choice for the past 22 years, and as long as they let me work there, has been a place where I make good not great money, gave me 5 weeks of vaca right off the bat, 40 hour weeks, flex schedule where I get every other Friday off, and a 6,500 acre campus dotted with little cooling ponds and crazy amounts of wildlife (including a farm of 70 or so head of Bison) that provide the best shore fishing around.   The smallie in my avatar was taken out of one of those ponds on a lunch break, and that's not unusual by any means 

 

So my advice is pick something that interests  you, that will give you the motivation to do the job well, and when you do the job well you might be able to find a nice little place that pays for the boats and vacations and still gives you time to use them.

 

[Raul]

I know ---> Veterinary Medicine !

 

Great to be a veterinarian, you make good money and can afford all those wonderful toyz we call " fishin tackle " and if get really good at doing what you do and get a lot of clients more toyz you can afford, now as for fishin ..... ok, did I mention you can now afford lotz and lotz of wonderful toyz ? 

 

I get it ! Always wondered why now instead of purchasing tackle I purchase videogames, the only fishing I've been able to do for the past three years is on my consoles.

[Quarry Man]

11 hours ago, Oregon Native said:

Lots of good info above...but my question would be doesn't the area you talk about living have "lots" of hard water during the season so your remark about lots of fishing brings a smile.

 

I'm a little confused as to what you are saying. I think you are trying to say that there will be ice in the winter in NY. Is that right. 

 

PS thanks for your advice ! :)

[bh91]

also if you go to college , try to find one with the ability to join or start a bass club if this has not been already mentioned

[Subaqua Adinterim]

It's good that you are looking ahead.  Go into a field that you have an aptitude for and that there are jobs available wherever you go.  Law enforcement, engineering, accounting, health care, IT, etc. or home repair services such as electrician, plumbing, HVAC are examples of fields where there are needs wherever you may go.  New York state is tough for job prospects in the rural areas, but you can still live in a rural area and commute to an area where you work.

By the time you get done with your education and training you will hopefully have it figured out. A lot happens along the way in life and you will continue to figure it out as you go.

Best of luck.

[Bruce424]

Tournament fisherman

[J._Bricker]

20 hours ago, Ski213 said:

FD or LE as mentioned can offer some unconventional schedules that can allow more fishing time. Those are also two fields that you shouldn't get in to with schedule being the driving factor.

 

If either is something you might be interested in then by all means look in to them but don't go into either solely for more fishing time. 

 

 

 

20 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Cannot stress this enough. The physical and emotional stress that you'll suffer in both are not something you can cope with if you don't have a desire to do it, and that makes a person a liability to themselves and others when they can't keep up with the fatigue it causes. 

 

'Very true. It's a job anyone can do, but not everyone can. No one calls to tell you they're having a great day. You appreciate fishing for the solitude it provides 

[Oregon Native]

16 hours ago, Quarry Man said:

 

I'm a little confused as to what you are saying. I think you are trying to say that there will be ice in the winter in NY. Is that right. 

 

PS thanks for your advice !

Yes...hard water is ice

[J Francho]

1 hour ago, Oregon Native said:

Yes...hard water is ice

 

LOL.  This was from a month ago or so....

 

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