Speaking as an independent guide, I always want to know what an angler wants out of a day on the water. As a customer you should make it clear what you want to do. If you want to catch fish on streamers make it known. If you hate nymph fishing make that known as well. A guide always wants to take you to the best water and have you fishing the most effective methods. That water and those methods might not be fun for you.

I deal with a variety of anglers every week. Some have never held a fly rod, others go fishing a few times a year, and a few are hard core fish heads. Regardless of the angler's skill level I think it's a guide's job to show his customer a better day than he would have had without the guide and an enjoyable day and no matter what the fish are doing. Most guides who have been able to make a living at this job are this way.