Most experienced guides are friendly, courteous and helpful, especially when guiding children, women, and novice anglers, but occasionally a guide operates more on his own terms and in his own best interest rather than those of his clients.

A few complaints that we have heard from fellow anglers and / or experienced ourselves, however rarely, include those about guides who:

try to demonstrate that they are better anglers than their clients are impatient with or reluctant to mentor kids or inexperienced anglers sit too long in an unproductive spot waste time running to distant spots no better than those nearby brag, BS, and tell “you should’ve been here last week” tales complain about previous clients or lousy tippers swear, smoke, disregard client safety & comfort watch the clock and don't converse.