Booking a charter trip is a straightforward enough process; or is it? It’s been many years since I actually booked a charter trip for myself and a group of friends, but after many months of resisting the request from a bunch of mates at my local pub, this year I finally conceded and set about organising a trip for what essentially was a group of novice boat anglers. Of course, I have a fair amount of experience fishing aboard charter boats the length and breadth of the British Isles, so I had a good idea of exactly what I wanted to arrange. Even so, I had to deal with the inevitable spanners in the works while attempting to choose a date that was A) suitable for the fishing we hoped to experience, B) the availability of a good boat on the day, and finally C) a date that suited everyone. I got there, eventually, but after all of my hard work the trip ended up being cancelled due to bad weather! I’m currently in the process of arranging an alternate date.
In this article I talk to several charter skipper friends and I ask them what advice they have for anyone looking to
