Have been looking for a guided day river fishing,is it me just being a tight ar**e or is £200 the going rate by the way it is trout fishing god only knows what a days guided salmon fishing would be.What would the rest of you pay for a guided day?

Depends where you're being 'guided' - if you're fishing a beat where the day rod is £150 then I'd say you're getting a very good deal. However, if the fishing is £10 then your guide would need to be 'special'.

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How much do you earn in a day? Bear in mind that these guys don't work every day, particularly when the weather is **** like last winter.

The trick is to find a Guide who will split the cost between a couple of you.

Also, beware a guide who turns up with a Fishing Rod. He's there to guide you, not to have you pay for him to fish.

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Hi lighthouse,the ones that i have looked at the days fishing ticket price is between £35 to£50.

The going rate appears to be between £100-150 per day for someone less known and about £200 for a big name. These prices usually include permits but it can also depend how far you want them to travel.

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C'mon you guides on here, is this right?

This subject is always apt to stir up a bit of feeling. Horses... can I ask what the objective of your booking a guide is:

a) To introduce you to, and help you get the best out of a piece of new water that you fancy fishing?
b) To learn new techniques?
c) A mix of the above
d) None of the above

The reason I ask is... is it the guide that is important, or is the venue?

For comparison... if I want to hire a teacher for the day to cover a class of children, it will generally cost me around £175, dependant on experience.

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.... and I can almost guarantee they'll have no concept or experience of fly fishing!

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With some people, yes this does happen, but to me a guide is there to show the client how to catch the fish and not show the client how good you are at catching fish.

In my guiding the only time I touch a rod is to demo a cast or a technique, once shown the thrill for me is watching the client catch the fish, mind that said you should have a rod with you just in case a rod gets broken and they may need to use one, so it doesn't end there day early.

Sorry Roy i can't agree with you, i wish i had a pound for every time a client has arrived kitted out to catch a rainbow on a reservoir but is actually with me to catch a wild brown trout on a river surrounded by trees where the correct rod would be 7' instead of 10'!
I often take 2 rods with me when i guide on the river, 1 for the client to use, and the 2nd rigged up ready to pass to the client when rod 1 gets caught in a tree.
As for cost, as already mentioned, it just depends on where you are fishing, River Test as opposed to a Dartmoor river i suspect.
Cheers
Richard

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