Mark "Super Fly" DeFrank is the owner and operator of Defranks Flies & Guide Service. He is a master fly tyer, tying instructor, presentation speaker, full time licensed and insured fly fishing guide with CPR and first aid certification for PA, OH and MD.
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You can contact Mark by calling him at 724-317-8582 or by emailing him at mark@defranksflies.com.
Mark continues to pursue his passion for guiding anglers along Steelhead Alley and matching the hatch on some of the most prestigious waters throughout the Laurel Highlands mountain range. During the months of March & April and October - December Mark devotes his time in Northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania guiding his clients throughout Steelhead Alley. He has done it all - from owning a fly shop to commercial and competition fly tying. He has been guiding Trout & Steelhead anglers since 1996.
He is a master fly tyer with 35 years experience, 20 of which are in commercial and competition tying. He holds several prestigious awards, and routinely instructs many satisfied novice, intermediate and advanced tiers. Mark is listed in John Nagy's newest Steelhead Guide - 4th edition. Mark has 5 hot patterns published in the book, with his Blue Steel Caddis being honored in Nagy's NEW Dirty Dozen. Mark is a fly tying prodigy and one of the best tyers in the trade. To fool the most difficult of Trout and Steelhead, Mark has created many of his own patterns and is continually improving on and adapting old ones, many times using new and innovative products and techniques.
Mark DeFrank's latest competitions and achievements:
- He took third place, out of 360 tyers, in the 2008 Fly Tyer Magazine International Fly Tying Competition.
- Mark's winning Wiggle Hex was featured in the January/February 2009 issue of American Angler. Another feature article on this awesome fly appeared in the Spring 2009 issue of Fly Tyer Magazine.
- Mark most took 1st place in the Pro Division at Pennsylvania State tying Championship in 2010, and 2nd in the Pro Division at the 2011 competition.
- Mark also placed First in Wet Emergers, Second in Nymph and Third in Most Creative in 2010 FTF tying competition.