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Our guest on todays podcast is a long time guide and adventurer.
Tomasz Burlaga started fishing at the age of two!. His father had a fishing store in Poland and also fished pro tournaments . When he moved to Canada at the age of 10 he continued to fish and spend time on the water. After graduating from high school he applied to a number of remote fishing lodges all over Canada to guide.
He got his chance with Elk Island Lodge on Gods Lake. During the winter he went to the University of Manitoba. He studied geography and environmental science. In the spring season before guiding he would travel the world. Scuba diving and seeing all the fish in the water also became a huge passion.
In 2019 after he graduated he worked season at Elk Island Lodge. This past year while guiding at the lodge he appeared on The New Fly Fisher television show. Click the link below to see the Episode from the lodge.
After the 2019 season he went traveling to Australia. In early 2020 we all know what happened and he ended up getting stuck out there. During his exile because of Covid he fell in love with Australia. He ended up working as a divemaster and snorkel guide on the Great Barrier Reef. On his days off he would fish and dive, enjoying species like the coral trout.
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