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Location	Uniontown, PA, United States
Introduction	PA,Ohio Steelhead Guide Mark Defrank (Pro Staff Member of Hardy, Orvis, Corkers, Chota, Dan Baileys, Regal & Frogg Toggs) is a master tier and oversees all fly orders and guide trips. He has 35 years tying experience, 18 of which are commercial and competition tying. He holds several prestigious awards, most recently taking first place in the Professional Division at the Pennsylvania State Tying Championship at the Eastern Sports and Outdoors Show; First in Wet Emergers, Second in Nymph and Third in Most Creative in FTF tying competition; and third place in Fly Tyer Magazine's 30th-Anniversary International Fly-Tying Championships. Mark routinely instructs many satisfied novice, intermediate and advanced tiers and fly fishers. He is featured in John Nagy's 4th edition of the Steel Head Guide. Mark has 5 hot patterns published in the book, with his Blue Steel Caddis being honored in Nagy's new Dirty Dozen.