No matter how experienced you are as a fisherman, you can almost always benefit from hiring a fishing guide. Fishing guides provide an opportunity for you to learn how to catch more and bigger fish. Fishing is an ongoing learning experience. 

Even if you have fished all over the world, there is always an opportunity to learn something new. The reasons to hire a fishing guide may be different depending on how experienced you are.

For beginners, you may just want to learn the basics. While for experienced anglers, you can benefit from learning new techniques or how to fish a specific body of water.

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Why hire a fishing guide as a beginner?

Increases your chances of success

When you hire a guide, you aren't just paying for a day of fishing; you are hiring their experience. These guides have put in the time to understand what the fish are eating, when the fish are feeding, and where the fish are located. 

By hiring a guide, it drastically increases your chances of catching fish. This becomes more important when you have young children trying out the sport. There's no better way to get your son or daughter into fishing than having them reel in one themselves!

Saves you money

Hiring a fishing guide as a beginner can save you money in the long run. If you're starting out, you might not have the proper gear or equipment to catch fish efficiently. If you choose the right guide, everything will be provided for you.

For example, say you go to Walmart and buy all the gear you assume would work. In reality, everything you purchased may have little to no chance of catching the fish you are targeting. If you were to hire a guide, you could have asked them why they use each piece of gear for what reasons.

Even if their gear is out of your price range, a simple question as "What would you recommend me buying to start fishing?" can save you a lot of financial trial and error. 

Learn the proper fishing techniques 

To catch bigger and more fish, you need to know the proper fishing techniques. From cast to rigging up a rod, understanding the basics from experienced individuals should be your first step when entering the angler world.

Guides have dedicated their life to fishing and teach beginners on a regular basis. 

Gain a lifetime sport

Fishing is a lifetime sport that can be enjoyed, no matter how old you are. By learning from experienced individuals, you can bring the knowledge you've gained home with you.

Taking that knowledge and using it on your local waters. In essence, hiring a fishing guide is a gift that keeps on giving.

Why hire a fishing guide as an experienced angler?

You don't know the water

Every fishing location is different. From structure to food sources, so many factors come into play when you're trying to fish water you don't know. For example, you're on vacation and would love to catch the huge fish you've heard so much about in that body of water.

Instead of wasting your time going out and guessing hire an expert who knows that body of water like the back of their hand. This will increase your chances of catching fish and will supply you with new knowledge. Possibly the day after you're guide trip, you go out and apply that knowledge.

Learn something new

Even if you have fished all over the world, the likely hood of you knowing everything about fishing is 0 to none. There is always an opportunity to learn something new. Think of hiring a guide as paying for an educational class.

If you choose the right guide and ask the right questions, you may learn something new that blows your mind!

Having troubles catching fish in a specific piece of water

If you're an experienced angler, you know that one piece of water that holds enormous fish, but you can't seem to catch them. When you hire a guide that works on that lake or river, they most likely have put in way more time than you. 

Understanding how they land these huge fish, gives you an educational experience that would have taken you hours on end, which you don't have. This can be extremely helpful when the section of water is close to home. The next time you go out after your guide trip, use their tactics. You'll most likely catch more fish than you ever had before!

Conclusion

As you can see, no matter how experienced of an angler you are, hiring a fishing guide, should always be considered before you hit the water. Fishing is an ongoing learning experience. Fishing guides are merely experiential professors of their water. 

Except instead of learning in a classroom, you get to learn by doing by enjoying the great outdoors. Our Guide Service would love to teach you everything we can, while you catch some fish! We truly enjoy teaching as we guide no matter what experience level you are. 

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