You do not have to prepare anything, the guide will teach you everything you need to know for fishing, just learn and fish. Guides trips will run on average about $450.00 per full day. Tip, not really sure, but I have given around $60.00... just some of my experiences..
Ron Sent from my iPad > On Feb 27, 2018, at 6:27 AM, Pete Gramp <[email protected]> wrote: > > So my wife totally floored me and said that I could take a 4-day weekend in > June, after the kids' and her schools let out (she's a teaching librarian in > the local high school) to fly fish some semi-local waters with a guide. I've > selected Spring Creek and/or Flyfisher's Paradise, near State College, > Pennsylvania, USA, which is about a 3 hour jaunt from where I reside. I'm in > contact with Josh Miller, of Team USA Fly Fishing, to guide me and hopefully > instill some knowledge on euro nymphing, which I'm a baby at (or whatever > you'd call someone who doesn't even make the cut to be called a novice... at > least when it comes to euro nymphing... at least... I've fished dries almost > exclusively for my fishing career, and done remarkably well with them, but > considering the relative percentage of food that is under the surface, I'm no > dummy and am eager to learn the ways of the nymph. I'm no Nate Brumley...) > > So this is my first ever trip using a guide. I'll be practicing my casting > on the back lawn, using the rod and reel I intend to take with me on the > trip, just with an old fly line. (Fishing for grass carp, I suppose? ;) ) > but besides that, what should I do to prepare, or what can I expect during > the trip? > > Also, he has yet to get any sort of pricing to me. Not sure what to do > regarding tip, either - any suggestions? I realize it is based on the > quality of the trip, and if he loads me up with flies or something like that, > I'll obviously pay extra, but I wanted a general ballpark figure. Just a > closest hundred or 200 bucks (USD) or so. Just so I have an idea of what I > should be aiming at for a tip. > > So I have no idea what to expect from a guided trip, and am looking for any > "guide"-ance you can provide. > > Thanks, everyone! > -Pete > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
