A Typical Day On a Guide Trip
July 2019
On one of the most frequently asked questions when customers book a guide trip with is, is what is the typical day going to look like? A typical day can differ from shop to shop and depending on what kind of trip you are doing, as well as experience level. This is a short snippet of what a typical guide trip looks like with North Park Anglers.
Note: All of this information is subject to change based on temperatures, trip type, and trip location, but this is just a basic outline.
Walk/Wade Trip
Morning: We typically have clients meet at the shop around 7:30 in the morning. From the shop clients will pay for their trip, sign waivers if needed, meet their guide, transfer gear and get on the way for the day. We prefer to have clients ride in the guide’s vehicle to really enhance the experience and give clients the opportunity to ask questions about the day or the area before the trip begins. Once you have arrived at your location for the morning, you and your guide will will get dressed with waders and boots, and the guide will rig the fly rods for the day. Depending on your skill and experience level, your guide may teach you the fundamentals, such as how to cast, read water, and fight fish in the morning, or if you’re more experienced you may just jump right into normal fishing for the day.
Lunch: The guide will have riverside lunches for everyone in your party. We provide a healthy and hearty sack lunch that consists of either a sandwich or wrap, veggies, chips, cookies, and fruit. The guide will also supply water for the day, but if you are wanting to bring any other sort of beverage, please feel free to do so. We do not provide beer or alcohol, but we encourage you to bring some if you would like it.
Afternoon: After lunch, your guide may decide to move locations or you may stay in the same location, but fish a different section of the water. Once fishing is over, you will head off the water by 3:30-4 and be back at the fly shop by 4-4:30. At the fly shop you will transfer gear back into your vehicle (if needed), exchange photos and part ways for the day.
Float Trip
Morning: Depending on where you are floating for the day, you may meet your guide at the fly shop or at the put-in at the river. Times for this can vary, but typically this will be around 8:30 in the morning. Your guide will go over safety precautions, fit you for life jackets and get you guys on the river. We don’t typically get out and wade much on our float trips, but occasionally when the flows and time allow we will anchor the boats and jump out to wade fish for a bit.
Lunch spot on our North Gate Canyon float.
Lunch: Again, guides will have riverside lunches available that consist of the same food for walk/wade trips. We have designated lunch pull off spots on our float trips to get out, use the bushes, stretch your legs, and enjoy your lunch.
Afternoon: After lunch you will continue floating until you reach the take out. From there the guides will load the boats onto the truck and trailer and shuttle you back to wherever your vehicle is located, whether that be at the put in or the shop. There you will again shuttle gear, exchange photos and part ways for the day.
This is a standard outline for a typical guided trip with North Park Anglers. If you have any further questions or specifics that were not answered, please feel free to give us a call. We also like to call our clients a day or two before their trip to go over specifics as well as answer any last-minute questions.
