I am very different. I don't expect a guide to always be able to put me on fish. I expect them to try and put me on fish and to do a competent job of it. In many situations the ability to catch is effected by things not in the control of the guide.

For me it is more the journey than the end. Some of my better days on the water involved minimal catching. The day I caught 30 striped bass was the largest mumber of fish by far, but far from the most rewarding. Now the day I figured out where to find the large striped bass on my own and caught a keeper on the fly, that was a much better day. The day before where I hooked one that got away was also pretty cool.

If I were to consider success based on catch rate or size I would find myself having a whole lot less fun that I am having now.

Clearly it is to each his own.

jed