How to be a Great Fishing-Guide Client, with Simon Perkins

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2019

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

There’s lots of discussion about what makes a good guide and why some are better than others for a whole host of reasons. But the guide/angler connection is truly a team effort, and to get the most out of a guide trip there are things a client can do to get more out of the experience and have a more enjoyable and educational trip. Simon Perkins, Orvis COO, was a fishing guide before he hung up his oars for an office job. He shares his experiences, good and bad, and suggests ways we can be better clients. He also shares a few stories about his best and worst days of being a guide and a client. A couple are quite colorful and I think you’ll enjoy them. In the Fly Box this week we have the following questions: How can I roll cast big streamers? How do I fish streamers in small brook trout streams? What is the best tool for measuring water temperature and how cold does water have to be before trout stop feeding? Where is that new Clearwater Euro nymphing rod? Can I use my 5-weight rod for surf fishing in the ocean? Are wool fingerless gloves any good? Is 20-lb fluorocarbon too light for the butt section of a leader? What are gut leaders? Is a UV light essential for fly tying? Is roll casting more difficult with a shorter rod? My wife and I fished some big articulated streamers and had no luck. What were we doing wrong? I have a pile of old flies. How do I identify what they are?

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0:00.0	Today on the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast
0:05.0	And go into it with that mentality that you get to be with someone who knows these fish,
0:11.0	knows the fishery, knows the natural resource, knows the art of angling and
0:18.7	how to teach people, how to instruct, and be really excited because that's how that's how
0:24.8	you're going to get the most value and the best money's worth out of the day.
0:29.8	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide podcast. This podcast is being
0:35.4	recorded on January 17th 2019 and a little bit later in the program we're going to be talking to Orvis C.O. Simon Perkins
0:48.1	about how to be a good client. Simon has a long history as a guide and in the guiding business and we we often talk
0:56.3	about what makes a good guide but we're gonna kind of turn the tables and talk about what makes a good
1:05.0	client to hopefully help you have a have a better day and get more out of your
1:11.2	next guided trip.
1:14.0	We also have a special video on the Orvis video podcast.
1:22.0	A month or so ago, we had George Daniel on the podcast talking about tight-line nymphing
1:27.9	and other topics.
1:31.0	And George had described a dropper technique that was a little bit difficult to do on the air.
1:36.7	So we put that video up for you this week and hopefully it will simplify things for you and make that process a little clearer and a little easier
1:47.0	next time you go out and you want to add droppers for any kind of fishing.
1:52.0	So I think that's going to be very helpful for you and
1:54.9	thanks to George for doing that video. Don't forget, you can ask a question on the
2:02.1	podcast. You can ask a question on the podcast.
2:03.0	You can send me an email at podcast at Orvis.com and ask a question
2:10.0	or you can give me a call at 802, 362, 8800.
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