Last year I hired a guide for a fly fishing trip. Before we left, he asked me how well I could cast. I know it is a valid question since it may determine what streams we could fish. I have been fly fishing for 5 years. I am not an expert caster but on the other hand I am not a beginner either. I am somewhere in between. It seems to me that the catagory of "intermediate" has alot of variabilty. I am sure the guide quickly recognized my abilities as soon as he saw my casting stroke, but on the other hand I was astonished at my inability to describe how well I can cast. So... here is my question. How would you catagorize a casting ability that is:
1. Beginner Intermediate
2. Intermediate
3. Advanced Intermediate
What could a guide expect if you told them you fit into any of the catagories above?