About Mark Carlyle

Mark Carlyle has been multi-species fishing for over 40-plus years. A professional angler for the past several years, he has consistently proved himself on and off the water as a hard working angler and promoter.

In addition to being a professional angler and promoter, Mark is a 1978 graduate Columbia Heights High School and a 1981 & 1986 graduate of Dunwoody Institute. Mark has been working full-time in the heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration business for over 25-plus years.

Along with his promotional ability, and several top fifteen finishes on various circuits, Mark has qualified the past three for the Championships on three different local and national walleye circuits.

Mark is currently under contract with Triple Fish Fishing Line, Lamiglas Fishing Rods, Johnson Outdoors (MinnKota & Humminbird products), and StowMaster nets along with relationships with several other manufacturers.

With 75 plus days of promotional work at In-Store, Trade, Dealer, Boat and Sport shows, Tournaments, and Guiding in a multi-state region, Mark has been a high profile for the companies in which he represents.

A longtime resident of Ham Lake, Mark is married and has two sons and one daughter. Along with fishing, Mark also works full-time for a local metro mechanical contractor and teaches part-time at Dunwoody College of Technology.

Favorite Fishing Technique:
Artificial lures in tough conditions!

Promotions:
Guiding, Tournaments, In-Store at Frankies Marine, Mpls. Boat Show, St. Paul Boat Show, Womens Expo, Muskie Expo, Mpls. Northwest Sportshow, Associated Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW) Convention, Duluth Sport Show, Duluth, MN, & Wisconsin Fishing Show, Green Bay, WI

Circuits Fished:
Minnesota Tournament Trail (MTT), Minnesota Walleye Trail (MWT), Professional Walleye Trail (PWT), & Masters Walleye Trail (MWC)

Charity Guide Trips:
Bully Awareness & Breast Cancer Research

Community:
Fishing With Mr. “V” (Jeff Vitali)
3-day course taught by Jeff, myself, and several other professional fishing friend’s annually (October) to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students at the Chisago Lakes Middle School. Typically, over 100 kids sign up for this popular class.

Professional Associations:
National Professional Anglers Association (NPAA) #662