Tim Jacobs, a native of Michigan, is a fly fisherman and fly tyer from the Roaring Fork Valley. He has guided in the Steamboat Springs area and the Roaring Fork Valley. Additionally, he was a Federation of Fly Fishers certified casting instructor who taught the Sage Casting Clinics during the 1990’s. He works as an instructor at the Michigan Youth Trout Camp each summer and is a casting instructor for Project Healing Waters in western Colorado. Tim has published numerous articles and authored the book Tying and Fishing Deer Hair Flies (2018, Stackpole Books). Tim appears at numerous flyfishing shows and fly shops as a demonstration fly tyer for the Whiting Farms Pro Team, Regal Vise Pro Staff and Nature’s Spirit Pro Staff.
Resumé
Education
- Lake Superior State University
- Michigan Technological University - Associates of Applied Science
- Northern Michigan University - Bachelors of Science
- University of Northern Colorado - Masters of Arts
Career
- South Routt School District
- Soroco Middle School, Oak Creek CO; 1980 - 1990;
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Middle School Math, Middle School Football Coach
- Glenwood Springs Middle School, Glenwood Springs CO; 1990 - 2011
- 7th and 8th Grade Math, Middle School Football Coach
Fly Fishing
- Straightline Outdoor Sports
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1983-1990 : Guide, Instructor for weekend fly fishing schools and fly tying classes
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1989-1995 : Casting Clinic Instructor
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1993-1996 : Guide
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1993 : Certified Casting Instructor
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2000-Present : Instructor
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2008-Presnet : Pro Team Fly Tyer
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2014-Present : Pro Staff Fly Tyer
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Far Banks Pro (Sage, Reddington, Rio)
- Simms Pro Guide
- Fishpond Pro
- Flymen Fishing Company
- Fly Tyer Associate