Anyone here a fishing guide?

[#101]

Im thinking about starting an inshore fishing guide service. I live right on the water and ive been on the water my whole life (my dads a commercial fisherman). The chances are unlikely, but i figured i would see if anyone else on here has a job like that or knows someone that does.

[dns1764]

my brother's friend has an offshore charter company. i dont know too much about it but the kid caught the worlds biggest male mako shark

[J.Brown121]

how big was it?

[Quad18star]

I applied at a few fishing lodges last spring , but they all wanted a few years of guiding experience or Guide Certification. I looked into getting ym guide certificate , but ended up being busy the week that it was offered with mining training.

Maybe next spring I'll take the course . Seems pretty interesting ... especially since I've been looking at buying a fishing and hunting lodge.

[#101]

What all do you have to do to get your guide certification? Im really interested in doing it, i dont think anyone likes to go fishing more than me haha.

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by #101
What all do you have to do to get your guide certification? Im really interested in doing it, i dont think anyone likes to go fishing more than me haha.

You've met your match my friend. LOL . I'm on the waters every weekend from spring til fall ... then I go ice fishing during the winters. ;)

Umm ... there's a company here in Ontario that offers the certification. It's a week long course ... they teach you all the regulations in the area, fish identification, proper landing and release techniques, how to navigate fast waters ( rapids , high current), how to deal with guests , etc.

[#101]

Haha i dont know, i fish every day :P No ice fishing down here though. Ill probably get that certification early next year. Ill have to find a place around here that gives the course. It sure seems like a fun job - getting paid to go fishing

[Quad18star]

Here's the website if you're interested at taking a look .

The fishing guide school takes part only a few hours from my hometown while the rest of the hunting and stuff is out in the rockie mountains.


http://www.guideschool.ca/

[#101]

Looks pretty interesting, hopefully theres one closer to my house though haha. I wonder if the course is any different here.

[Quad18star]

Good luck with your search . This was one of the very few that I actually found.

I'm sure the courses would be diffeerent for the different types of fishing ... but some stuff would probably be similar ...like regulations , customer relations .

Your best bet would probably to get onboard with a local charter and help work the docks and get onto the boat to help rig the lines and stuff. Gain experience that way.

[#101]

Yea ive been on fishing boats my whole life so im pretty confident with that kinda stuff. It should be a fun job if i can get it all worked out. Thanks for the help

[Quad18star]

No problem ... keep me posted on how it works out for you.

[Pappy]

Here in WV, if you can drink beer and tell lie's, you can be a guide!

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by Pappy
Here in WV, if you can drink beer and tell lie's, you can be a guide!

So which one do you have mastered now?


"Buddy ... I swear ... it was this big (arms stretched as far as possible)"

As the Fisherman's Poem goes...

Early to bed,
Early to rise,
Fish like hell,
And make up lies.

[Pappy]

I dont drink enough or lie well enough to qualify myself to catch minnows:p

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by Pappy
I dont drink enough or lie well enough to qualify myself to catch minnows:p

As pops always says ....It's never too late to start . :devil:

[JJs450r]

gabe talk to some of them game wardens down your way im sure you know most of them im sure they can help you out some