The very nature of fly fishing is a solo activity. The accomplishments are a personal journey and offer a great sense of satisfaction. A guided trip can certainly infringe on any anglers sense of pride and ego, although utilizing a guide service is part of the evolution of an angler and can significantly contribute to the personal journey. When you are out of your element, having an additional set of eyes and ears only increases your probability of a quality experience. Often some of the best money spent is observing the subtleties of the environment you are in, instead of flailing away like a madman you might be better served by honing your senses, making fewer casts but making them count. If you are a keen observer the residual effects from one guided trip will last a lifetime. Why would I want to take a guide? Local knowledge. There is no substitute for real-time information from someone who has an intimate understanding of the area. The bottom line is that ultimately you are still the one who has to “get it done”. You will be the one casting; stripping, setting the hook and doing battle and no one can take that away from you, so it is indeed a very personal journey, even with the assistance of a guide. In that regard you will still attain a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. When you are out of your element in an unfamiliar atmosphere the assistance of a guide can be paramount. Could you figure it out and put the pieces together by yourself? Absolutely. Would it take you an extraordinary amount of time? Undoubtedly. If you place a high value on your time, and who doesn’t these days? The services of a guide will most likely be a wise invest
Book
- Alaska
- Guide & Fisherman
- Guiding: Choosing Your Guide And Choosing Your Customer
- Guiding: Do It Yourself With A Guide
- Guiding: Evolution Of A Guide
- Guiding: Freshwater, More Than Meets The Eye
- Guiding: Friends For Life
- Guiding: Know Where You Are
- Guiding: More Than Just A Fisherman
- Guiding: Mystery Of The Fisherman
- Guiding: Payment
- Guiding: Saltwater, A Different World
- Rough Fish
- Fly Fishing For Rough Fish: Why Do It?
- Introduced Rough Fish: The Carps & Other Invasive Species
- Methodology: Gear & Tactics For Pursuing Roughfish On A Fly
- More Roughfish: Bullheads, Whitefish, Goldeye, Burbot & Drum
- Rough Fish Environments: Where To Look For Rough Fish?
- Rough Fish Species: The Suckers
- Rough fish: A Lifetime Of Learning
- Rough Fish: Fishing For Dinosaurs (Gars & Bowfin)
- Rough Fish: What Are They?
- The Hook: Some Common Rough Fish Fly Patterns
- Spey
- Spey: Applications, Where Can You Do It?
- Spey: Atlantic Salmon, A Significant Fish
- Spey: Defined And Demystified
- Spey: Gear, The Nuts And Bolts
- Spey: Lines, They Are That Important
- Spey: Steelhead, New Traditions & A Modern Movement
- Spey: The Energy
- Spey: The Flies
- Spey: The Swing
- Spey: Two Critical Casts
- Striped Bass
- Striped Bass: Fishing Rocky Shorelines
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Beaches
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Flats
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Reefs
- Striped Bass: Fishing Tidal Rivers
- Striped Bass: Flatwing Swing
- Striped Bass: Fly Line Options & Choices
- Striped Bass: Gear, The Nuts & Bolts
- Striped Bass: Migration Patterns
- Striped Bass: What They Eat
- The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: A Natural Drug
- Fly Fishing: A Validation Of Freedom
- Fly Fishing: Don’t Fight The Current
- Fly Fishing: It Is What It Is
- Fly Fishing: Socialization For Asocial Individuals
- Fly Fishing: The Allure Of The Fish
- Fly Fishing: The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: The Simplicity Of It All
- Fly Fishing: Time Flies
- Fly Fishing: Times You Remember & Try To Forget