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Finding a Fly Fishing Guide
It is important that you learn all you can about the techniques used by fly fishermen who successfully fish the river or stream that you have not fished before.
- It really isnt a bad idea to hire a fishing guide for the first trip to a new river or
stream. It is true that hiring a fishing guide is a bit pricey.
A professional fishing guide will cost $300 to $400 per day for two people. Hiring a
guide is expensive, but usually worth the money. Even expert anglers often hire a
guide when fishing a new river, stream or lake.
guide is expensive, but usually worth the money. Even expert anglers often hire a
guide when fishing a new river, stream or lake.
When hiring a fishing guide you should follow these tips:
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Word of mouth is best. Ask your friends and acquaintances if they have used a fishing guide and what their experience was like.
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Some fly shops have their own guide service, while others can recommend a competent guide.
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Make sure you choose a guide who is familiar with the water you want to fish.
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Ask a prospective guide how long he's been guiding the water you are going to.
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Ask what percentage of the guide's trips are fly fishing. Many fishermen only have the opportunity to go fishing maybe once or twice a month…the luckier ones get to go a lot more often.
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Either way, a fishing guide goes fishing five to seven days a week, many times twice
a day. He or she is a professional, and in the business is finding fish and getting the fish in the boat and back to the dock.
a day. He or she is a professional, and in the business is finding fish and getting the fish in the boat and back to the dock.
When you go on a guided fishing trip, the fishing guide offers you much more than a great time and a boat full of fish, he or she offers a learning experience full of many tips and techniques only a pro can provide.
After all, a fishing guides income is determined by how successful he or she is at putting a customer on the fish.
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