DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GUIDE
Like many serious fishos, I’ve often wondered what life would be like as a fishing guide. I’ve never seriously considered guiding as an occupation because I reckon if I had to take people fishing every day I’d lose interest in my own fishing and it would cease to be fun and something to look forward to. Of course, to many, the idea of getting paid to go fishing four or five days a week sounds great. You can buy your dream boat and claim it as a tax deduction along with all of your fishing gear and even a percentage your four-wheel drive tow vehicle and home office. You’re out there on the water whenever the weather permits and you get to meet cool clients every week and put them onto fish. It does sound tempting but I can assure you it takes a special breed to work the guiding gig successfully.
Over the past decade I’ve gotten to know several Aussie fishing guides reasonably well. I’ve seen how hard they work to front up every day and maintain boats and fishing gear but also find and catch fish for paying customers. To many on the outside, it seems like the perfect lifestyle but the reality
