The first day was independent and the second and third day was from lodge. The lodge guide was great at salmon just didn’t want to do anything else. Independent guy only had salmon gear and we weren’t allowed to touch it. It was hard to watch as he wouldn’t check gear regularly and would only stick to his program.
That is sh*tty all around!!!!
Go to Port Renfrew next time. Great guides there!!!!
Worst part was we only brought out 3 beers each as we wanted to stay dialed in!
lol always make sure you have enough trolling fluid !!!!
That sucks. I hope the level of service was reflected in the tip…or lack of
Wow- how times have changed !!! Spend big money on a guide then get lousy service Tough to swallow!!
Look for a guide that is CTAG certified. They have gone the extra mile to be professionally certified in a similar program to other trades. Filters out the fly by nighters right off the bat.
Unfortunately these days with the labour market there’s not a lot of options for lodges to choose from. They’re lucky if they have enough guides and staff to just operate at full capacity. I remember last year a lot of lodges were still trying to hire guides in July and August. You also used to be able to go work 90 days at a lodge and live off it for the rest of the year, now that’s not even close to possible.
It’s a little off topic but what does a charter cost now a days and what does a guide take home thanks !!
Disagree. I fired 3 guys that had C tags due to swelled heads and healthy coke habits
Almost 20 years ago I hired a guide out of port Hardy that told me to bring the biggest cooler I could find and blah blah blah. We went home with two salmon. No bottom fish at all. We did hook up the biggest skate I’ve caught but he cut the line as a garbage fish before I could get a pic or before my wife could even have a look. Wasted $1200 in my opinion but shows there’s always been good and bad.
Ouch
I will also disagree, the worst guide in my area with the worst reputation ever is CTAG certified. He actually uses it to promote that he's a one of a kind, "red seal" guide that no other guides could possibly aspire to. See his clients pictures of them holding wild coho for pictures before they release them.
Has anyone been to big bank in the last week? Near banks have slowed a little.
