Life as a Fly Fishing Guide
Let’s say you love fly fishing. You have been at it for a long time and gotten quite good. Your experience can be measured in decades. You catch a lot of fish. Big fish, and you have the pictures to prove it. You learned to tie your own flies. They were sloppy at first, but after years of repetition, they are now comparable to the flies you can buy in your local fly shop. You have taken first-time fly fishers out, taught them how to cast and put them on fish. Your mind begins to wander in ever-widening circles. You are thinking to yourself, “how could I do this every day?” For many, the answer is to become a guide. Guiding can be a fun and rewarding career, but it can also be a lot of work. It’s not just the fishing either. The real work is off the water and off the clock. There are lunches to be packed, flies to be tied, rods to be untangled and prepared for the next trip. An eight-hour day can easily turn into ten. One of the harde...