Paul,

Good point about flies, ... and you point out a bit of important personal preference.

You prefer the guide to be ready with flies, ... Other clients WANT to use their own. Either they tied them specially for the trip or a "reputable" ff back home proposed them. In this case, the guide sometimes needs a bit of "tact" to suggest his home water flies without putting down the ones the client has brought along.

I have a repeat client, ... really nice guy. Can't cast if his life depended on it. He ties his own. It took me a year to get him to try to tie the flies that would work up here.

Not a stubborn person. he just knows EXACTLY what he wants. And that's fine.

He wanted to (and has since done it) catch a salmon a one of his flies on his rod with a leader he tied. (rod which is WAY too stiff for his casting stroke)

I showed him the knots, made him practice in the off season. I've hauled him out of the pool when he starts his bad habits and made him cast a while on the grass. Yup ... Boot camp salmon fishing. He WANTED to get it right. (and he did)

Incidentaly, a few other guides didn't "prefer" this client. Seems they thought he has a bit stubborn. I found he just knew what HE WANTED.

After all, he (YOU) are the client. It's your day, your time and your money. "Spend" it wisely.

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Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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[This message has been edited by fcch (edited 08 March 2005).]