I am done with guides. For the last 50 years I have never had a guide that earned his fee. Sorry to guide members here, yes, I know it's not a perfect world and you work hard for a living but my luck with them has been so terrible I've sworn off of them forever. I'd rather rent a boat and fish blind on my own than pay $600 for a bad experience. From the Keys to the high Rockies I've found enough info, fishing tips, maps, pattern suggestions, etc. to manage a successful trip on many occasions. Okay, I owe Dragonfly Anglers in Crested Butte an apology, because in 0 degree temps and -15 wind chill they guided me onto the biggest trout of my life.
"So many people are out there doing things they call environmentalism, but only because it's politically correct or has a lot of cache."