A Typical Day of Training

Each morning after breakfast, we will meet in the classroom for a brief seminar, discuss the day’s schedule, followed by each student preparing lunch and assembling the gear for the days fishing adventure. As the week progresses, students will be asked to take on more responsibilities including readying boats and trailers, driving rigs to the river, launching and taking out boats. Our goal throughout the training is to expose you to every aspect of guiding.

We will spend our days fishing and boating on some of the finest fisheries in the east including the Lehigh River, the Delaware River and the Susquehanna River. After dinner each evening, a variety of activities will be available including: fishing on the Little Schuylkill, recommended video viewing and fly tying.

Here’s what is included:

Seven nights accommodations in our guide “Bunk Room” with bathroom and refrigerator
Access to the classroom’s video and fly tying room.
All your meals including a greeting party the evening of your arrival and lunch on the afternoon of your departure.
All the necessary gear for your school
Six days on the water, fishing, boating and becoming a guide!

Classes are limited to four students allowing for plenty of hands on training. Our program also offers job referrals from Pennsylvania to Alaska with most of our own guides being trained through this program.

Internships

Each spring Rivers offers two internships to qualified students. These interns receive accommodations and meals in lieu of wages and are placed into the Rivers Outdoor Adventures guide program. Here they work hand-in-hand with our staff learning the details of guiding, all the while gaining documented fishing and boating experience. Application for Pennsylvania and New York Guide licensing is also made available to qualified intern guides. This program is highly prized and competitive. Only the most serious prospects are chosen.

2010 Spring and Summer Dates:

April 6 to 11
June 26 to July 1
July 24 to July 29
August 17 to 22
September 14 to 19

Arrival time is 6:00PM the evening of the first day. Departure is 5:00PM the afternoon of the last day.

Cost: $1695

Transportation to and from local airports. $95