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Capt. Justen Moore Profession: Professional fishing guide and tournament angler. Profile
Education: May 2000, Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies w/ a Minor in Psychology, University of Central Florida. History: I grew up in Ocala just outside of the Ocala National Forest. I was raised fishing on the Ocklawaha River ever since I was a little kid. My grandfather was a long time guide on Rodman Reservoir, the River and on area lakes such as Orange Lake, Lochloosa, and Kerr Lake to name a few. Every spare moment that I had growing up, I tried to spend it on the water. I went to the University of Central Florida on a football scholarship. In between school and football, I found time to fish area lakes (Toho, Butler Chain, Conway...) with friends along with any golf course ponds or puddles I could find. The last two years of my college career I worked part-time as a fishing guide. After finishing up with school, I went overseas to Germany to play football for the summer months. Upon returning I continued working part-time guiding in the Orlando area until the following summer when I went to Alaska. I worked at Brooks Lodge in Katmai Nat'l Park where I worked as a camp assistant along with helping out as a river guide. Alaska as you probably know is known for its excellent fishery. I can attest to this; I had world class rainbow fishing only yards away from my cabin with brown bears wandering around to make it interesting. I return to Alaska every year between mid-May and mid-September to work at Brooks Lodge where I am currently the head guide. There we catch everything from the five different kinds of salmon to rainbows, char, grayling, pike, and lake trout. The rest of the year I am in the Orlando Area guiding full-time for largemouth. I have also been fishing local tournaments for the past seven years. Guide History: Part-time bass fishing guide from 1998-2001, Full-time guide from 2001 in Alaska during the summer and in Orlando the rest of the year.
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