posted by on Mar 8
I was asked by a reader the other day what it takes to be a professional fly fishing guide.
Being an fly fishing writer first, and a part-time guide who doesn’t always charge the guys I “guide” on our fly fishing trips second, I thought about the question for a bit before I responded.
After thinking about it for awhile, I said it comes down to passion, and being passionate about fly fishing and guiding.
Isn’t that the case with most jobs/professions/hobbies we get into?
If you have the passion, the next thing to do is get the equipment, and most importantly, learn the waters around your area and make a name for yourself.
After all, you can’t buy expertise.
Fish every second you can and get to know those waters better than anyone, so when you do get a client or two to take fishing, they have success and are going to want to spread the word.
Word-of-mouth marketing is huge in any line of business, particularly for fishing guides.
Those were my initial suggestions for a beginner looking to get started in the fly fishing guide business.
I said I’d pose the question to the community and see what the full-time guides have to offer.
Make your suggestions in the comments section below.
What Does it Take to be a Fly Fishing Guide? originally appeared on About.com Fly Fishing on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 00:52:32.
