Jim Mallos

Vail Valley Anglers Wade & Float Guide

Hometown:

Marquette, MI

Guide Experience:

Started guiding Summer 2017

Fishing Experience:

Fly fishing since I was a kid. Grew up steelhead fishing the Great Lake’s tributaries. At this point I've caught all kinds of trout, salmon, tarpon, permit, bonefish, triggerfish, snapper and sea trout.

Exotic Experience

Fly fishing in Florida, Mexico, Belize and the Bahamas.

Wish List:

19' Hells Bay Marquesa with a yamaha 115 for when I spend the off season in Islamorada.

Hobbies:

Fishing, hunting, camping, anything outdoors as well as traveling.

Favorite Thing About Guiding:

Taking a client from never having fished to landing fish. Seeing continuous improvement year over year with my repeat clients is really awesome as well.

Testimonials

“My boyfriend and I are not fisherpeople but wanted to try fly fishing while vacationing in Colorado. Jim was our guide, and he made it a wonderful experience! He was very knowledgeable about the best fishing spots and types of flies to use. More importantly, he was so, so patient with these first-time fly fisherpeople, from tying on those tiny flies to untangling our lines every five minutes. You could tell he truly loved the sport and it was contagious as I could have stayed for many more hours. I am about to book the same trip for my sister and her boyfriend and have requested Jim to be their guide as well. The folks at Vail Valley Anglers were great to work with, and Jim is a tremendous asset to their team!”

— S. Burg