Fishing Forum

Going to hit the Columbia on Sunday for some springer action. What would be a good tip limit is two salmon?
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Sorry, I am not getting the question. If a guide does a great job and you feel it was worth it, I would say at least $50.
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It's roughly eight hours of fishing and limit is two salmon. So let's just say I catch two what would be fair? And thanks for your reply fgoddess
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If he really works at it, and you can tell if he is. Flygoddess is right on $50.00
Just remember fishing is fishing I was a guide for salmon on lake Michigan for a lot of years we had great days with little work and lousy days where we busted our butt trying, for me it was always giving the customer the very best effort. We used to have a saying.
Its not about fish its about fun. Always make sure they have a great time, lots of fish or not.

Have fun on your trip let us all know how you do.
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I agree, with the others, $50 but it really depends on the service. The one and only guide I fished with in Nebraska got $0, it was like he was compeating with us on who could catch the biggest fish, he took the front of the boat and had the first shot at every fish that came along. Very disappointing, we caught fish but we left feeling like we got ripped off. In my opinion a guide should not fish with a client unless it is agreed to by all in the party. Good luck on your trip, hope you catch some good ones.
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I figure 15% thats what I tip when out to eat and the waitress is only with serving me for max 1hr so I think a anyone willing to spend all day with me is entitled to at at least the same[:p]
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We fish long range trips and it is usually 20% of trip cost, most of it goes to the crew.
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Wiperhunter I will post the results of the fishing trip. I still want that flag also I will get up with you when I get home next week.
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Never met a fishing guide that gave me 50 bucks worth of knowledge, effort, or insight. I have not met many good fishing guides... Hunting guides have been worth considerably more. I don't do to many guided trips any more for that reason. A guide who busts his butt, and gives a lot of good info and technique would be priceless though.
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So I had to be in Argentina for business a month or so ago and had a saturday free. Was up north in Entre Rios. So I went with two friend to the Parna river and hired a guide. One of my buddies spoke Spanish and we had told the guide that we wanted to catch Golden Dorado. When we got out on the river he told us it would be hard to catch Dorado because the rain had made the water muddy so we would fish for surbui (a giant catfish). After each of us had caught a surbui I had my buddy tell the guide I had a $100 bill for him if I could catch a Dorado. He said "hang on" in spanish and we went back through many miles of the river till we got to a narrow spot and he told me to follow him. We got out of the boat and walked a 100 yards or so to a little clear creek. I caught 25+ dorado up to 8 or 10 lbs over the next hour. I was exhasuted but excited. Best fishing I have had in decades. Best $100 I ever spent.

For the record the guide cost the three of us $400 total (plus the $100) for the full day and included a cooked on an island meal of beef, fish and all the trimings.

Think I'll go back when I am next in Argentina if I ever am.
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I would say it depends on a few factors. I have been on the Columbia for sturgeon several times and the captain wouldn't take a tip but suggested that we give $20 to the deck hand. It was a larger boat with around ten anglers and that adds up fast. If it is just a couple of you I would think the number should go up.
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All depends on the services rendered, what I hate is what is expected is posted on the boat stating guides expect a 15 to 18% tip. Turns me off right away. The wife and I spent a 1/2 day on the Kenai afew years back and the guide mainly sat on the cell phone all morning. My sister in-law who was fishing with us tied into a nice king and it came unbuttoned. He stated that she didn't set the hook properly, when she reeled her line in the big flatfish bait was gone. Guide said i was trying a new knot out and I guess it came undone. Zero tip for that fricken loser and what a lousey trip, he smoked one cigerett after another and we were all non-smokers so you can guess who got to enjoy the good old Alasks fresh air along with the secondary smoke. I would think a 10 to 15% tip is plenty
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For what it's worth in Alaska on a boat with 4-5 people we would each throw in $20-40 each day on a five day trip. The last day if he was awesome then some of us would give $50 or more. Or if one day he got us into multiple halibut over the 100-150 lbs. mark, we would tip more. But they fillet all your fish and would rig your line with bait and hook if you wanted them too. I think in the end for five days of fishing I tipped like $160. Like the others said just tip on how you feel there service was.
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