Reasons to Take a Guided Fishing Trip

June 6, 2019

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, going on a professionsal guided fly fishing trip can be extrmemly benficial.  Below are some differnet scenerios where you may want to hire a guide to take you out, regardless of your skill level. 

1.) You are a beginner.

Whether you’ve never touched a fish in your life, have spent your entire life conventional fishing and are looking to try something new, or have only gone out a few times by yourself with little to no luck, hiring a guide is for you. Hiring a guide, especially on your home waters can help your learning curve grow exponentially. A guide can teach you more in one day than you would be able to learn on your own in an entire year. Worried about not being good enough or making your guide frustrated? Fly fishing guides are trained to teach beginners how to fish. In fact, the majority of our clients have never fly fished before, so we are prepared and excited to get a fly rod in your hand and show you the ropes.

2.) You’re traveling or fishing new waters.

Whether you’re traveling between states or between countries, hiring a guide can again make your learning curve grow exponentially. If you are only going to have the opportunity to fish in a new area for a short amount of time, it makes more sense to hire a guide for the time you are there (even if it’s just the first day), instead of spending your entire time in the area just trying to figure out access points and which techniques work best. This can apply too if you are moving. If you are moving to an area with waters you are unfamiliar with, you might want to hire a guide to show you around  a bit and show you the best methods of fishing to use. That way you will be able to go out on your own and have a more enjoyable time on your new home waters.

3.) You want to gain access.

Have you fished all of the private access points of your home waters a million times, but have never been able to get on to the private water just over the fence that looks pristine and untouched? Chances are, your local guide service has access to that water, but will only allow you to fish it with one of their guides. Hiring a guide to gain access to some private water will fulfill your wishes to fish that prisitine water, and chances are you will probably learn a thing or two from your guide, even if you are an experienced angler.

4.) Equipment access.

Have you ever wanted to float down one of your local rivers or fish from the middle of a lake, but dont know how to row or have a boat to do so? Hiring a guide to row you down a river or around a lake gives you all of the fun and access of fishing from a boat without all of the hassle and work that goes into it. Your guide will take care of the put-in and take-out, will do all of the rowing/motoring to allow you to do all the fishing, and wash/clean/store the boat at the end of the day so you don’t have to. Not to mention, professional guides are highly trained and certified in the safety of rowing a boat, so you can feel comfortable and confident that you will get down the river/in and out of the lake safely. 

Hiring a professional guide is not just for beginners. Don’t let your pride get in the way of not taking a guided fishing trip; hire a guide, have some fun, learn some things, make a friend, and spend your money on an enjoyable experience.

Wtitten by: Taylor Martin