How do i become a trout fishing guide?
Posted on Sep 14, 2009 under Fishing Guides | 4 CommentsI live in New Jersey But want to become a trout guide in either montana,colorado,idaho, or wyoming. How do i go about it do i have to take any classes in college? Thanks
fish fish and fish and read all you can about fishing, join fishing forums and begin to exchange information and make contacts. Start taking out newbie friends or co-workers when you fish, get used to explaining things to people. Its one thing to fish its another to teach someone how to fish, you better know your stuff.
Then if you are really serious look into sweetwater guide school http://www.sweetwatertravel.com/site/guide_school.html
They offer a great program and help with placements and you should have some contacts from the message boards that might be able to help you out.
September 14th, 2009 at 8:13 am
move there. spend 10 years learning the streams you wish to guide on. some of the creeks you will know individual fish on a personal basis. learn how to handle one of those river row boats. you can learn most of the streamside entomology there on the rivers. but you will need to study well. learn to tie flies that work well in that part of the country. you will need to be an expert fly-fisherman and caster. a lot of your clients will know little about it. others will know quite a bit. you will still need to impress them with your expertise and knowledge.
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these are all guesses but they are logical things to know.
September 14th, 2009 at 8:47 am
To be any fishing guide it is best to be well rounded and finish your college education. While doing that, fish and learn as much as you can about the sport. It’s also very important to develop excellent teaching skills. Physical conditioning is important too. In order to make a living as a guide you will be looking at 12 hour plus work days without a day off for sixty days or more. Essentially, you cram the 200 to 250 days that most people work in 12 months into 6 to 8 months.
There’s more that goes into it… depending on the waters you fish there are different skill sets as pertaining to boating, hiking, camping etc. You should concentrate on fishing as much as you can now so you get over your lifetime pile of fish. When you guide you don’t fish, you guide. You need to get to the point that you don’t "need" to catch a fish.
Look to get a summer job at a lodge doing anything while you’re in college. That will give you a better feel for it.
Or a better plan, become a school teacher, take the summers off and fish all you want. You can retire young and enjoy yourself.
References :
http://www.CrossCurrentGuideService.com
http://www.orvis.com/intro.aspx?subject=216
September 14th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Learn to trout fish.
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September 14th, 2009 at 9:51 am
fish fish and fish and read all you can about fishing, join fishing forums and begin to exchange information and make contacts. Start taking out newbie friends or co-workers when you fish, get used to explaining things to people. Its one thing to fish its another to teach someone how to fish, you better know your stuff.
Then if you are really serious look into sweetwater guide school http://www.sweetwatertravel.com/site/guide_school.html
They offer a great program and help with placements and you should have some contacts from the message boards that might be able to help you out.
References :
http://www.fishingvancouverisland.org