Guiding &Teaching Strategies

Besides boating skills, many other strategies for successful guiding are included in our class itinerary. From knots capable of handling the steelhead and salmon of New York’s Salmon river and the tributaries of Lake Erie to the entomology requirements needed to outsmart the selective trout of Pennsylvania’s Lehigh and Delaware rivers, our information packed, seven night, six day course covers every detail.

Daily seminars

Rivers Outdoor Adventures Guide School is fast paced and packed with information. Each day after breakfast or dinner, an illustrated seminar complete with notes is presented on topics such as:

• Entomology. An illustrated presentation will help you speak the language of bugs.
• Knot Tying and Rigging. Quick and strong is the recipe. Innovative rigs to handle varied conditions.
• Logistics. Get from point A to point B, shuttling vehicles and timing can be a bit confusing. We'll show you how to do get it done.
• Handling Your Guiding as a Business. Handling your bookings and managing your time is where it all starts.
• Guiding Etiquette. You can run over a wading angler’s fish or win him as a client. We'll share this and more of our etiquette policies.

“Hands on” Lessons

• Guiding Equipment and its Maintenance. Your gear is your income. The proper gear and a practical maintenance program is the key.
• Preparing a Shore Lunch. Sometimes the fishing just sucks but the lunch should never!
• Client Interaction. Each student will spend a full day on the river guiding a client. From lunch to flies, this is the day when you are in charge and making the decisions.
• Creating and Managing a The “Gear List”. It’s a long drive back to shop for that life jacket you forgot

 Teaching Strategies

• Guiding the Novice Fly Angler. Novice angler's make up a big portion of guiding. These are your potential best clients.