Hire A Fly Fishing Guide
March 10th, 2010 | Fly Fishing Guide | 4 Comments »
If you have not taken the class for fly fishing and have not experience fly fishing, I advise you to choose a guide. A good guide will offer you lots of help, and you can learn much knowledge from him. This article will teach you how to choose a good guide.
Step1
Check your local fly shop for recommendations on guides. Not only will this connect you with fishers specific to the areas you want to fish, but many guides work out of local fly shops and get clients through their referrals. But book early; if you wait, you may end up with whomever the fly shop can muster at the last minute.
Step2
Decide if you want to do walk-and-wade fishing without a boat, or if you want to try out fishing on a drift boat. This may point you in the direction of one guide over another.
Step3
Ask what skill level the guide specializes in, and match your skills appropriately.
Step4
Determine what the guide’s price covers. Things to consider when evaluating the price are: What equipment is included; are there extra charges for flies; what gear should you to bring; how long will you actually spend on the water; is there a fee for use of private water; is lunch included and does it cover a shuttle to the fishing site?
Step5
Ask how many fishers the fee covers and how much it is to add another person. See if you can partner with a fisher of similar ability. Sometimes adding on an additional fisher and splitting the trip that way is cheaper than going alone.
Step6
Choose someone who is not going to fish while you are, but who is going to help you fish. The best way to learn is to do it, not watch someone else do it for you.
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Want to hire a fly fishing guide?
I’ve fished before, but never fly fishing. How do you find a qualified guide?
Contact your local Fly Shop. Most Fly Shops have (or know) a guide.
If there is no Fly Shops in your immediate area, ask around your larger local bait & tackle.
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It’d help to know where you are. There’s a chance you’re right smack in some Y!A user’s neighborhood and they could direct you right to the front door of the guide you want.
If I were looking for a guide I’d just do a Google search like, "Green River fly fishing guide." That would be a start. Most fly fishing shops either have in-house guides or they’re plugged into local guides and pros in the area. Sometimes you can find flyers or business cards for guides or trip services at ordinary sporting good stores. If I couldn’t come up with some leads from those sources, I’d break down and see if I could find the phone book… there must be one around here, somewhere, but I can’t imagine a guide will be that hard to find, especially if you live in an area where there’s lots of fishing.
Once you have a few leads, call up and ask them every question you can think of. Ask for references. Make sure they’re licensed and bonded, and make sure you know what the bottom line is before you leave. After that, it’s just a matter of opening your wallet — real wide…
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