The
ADIRONDACK SPORT SHOP operates a professional guide service that
offers guided trips on the famous Ausable River, the Saranac River, the Bouquet and a number of smaller streams
throughout the Adirondacks.
ABOUT OUR
GUIDE SERVICE
In addition to wading
trips, we also offer special back country trips to many of the
ponds and lakes for trout, bass, northern pike and salmon. We have four professional guides who are also
certified fly casting instructors. We also have additional certified
fly casting instructors, both male and female, who are always available
to give you a free casting lesson if needed. This service is available
at the Adirondack Sport Shop every day. All you have to do is ask
for a free casting lesson and someone experienced will be happy to
assist you. If your goal is to fish some of the smaller streams
for native brook trout, we can oblige you there also. Our full day
trips are just that, a complete full day that consists of about ten to
twelve hours, NOT the standard six or eight hours. Times of the
trips vary according to weather and time of the year but most full day
trips begin early in the morning and last til noon. Then a short break
is taken for lunch and you're fishing again until dark - sometimes
later. Our half day trips usually last about six hours and
sometimes longer. All the guides are instructors, experienced in
fishing and tying flies. They know the hatches and will instruct you on
the proper selection of flies. This saves lots of time for the client
and insures a full enjoyable and productive day of fishing, For
those who don't have their own equipment, we have complete rental
outfits that include balanced fly rod, reel and line and waders with
felt soles for wading slippery streams. Our rental rods are good quality
graphite rods outfitted with good quality fly reels and tapered lines.
For those who choose to rent and decide to buy the outfits, the rental
price is deducted from the cost when they purchase. We fit our teaching technique to your wading
ability and to your own experience and skills to assure both safety and
a good day of fishing. We have had clients who were in their mid
eighties and they caught fish up to 20 inches. We welcome both men,
women and children of all ages and teach at all levels of experience
from beginner to advanced anglers.
Our guides have had many years experience between them and THEIR
purpose is to insure YOU catch fish and NOT to show you how many fish
they can catch.
GUIDED
RATES
Our guide rate is
$225 for a full day and includes lunch and your flies for the day. Each
additional person is $150.
We also have a two-hour teaching session for children on a
stocked pond and the price is $75 for a two-hour instruction that
includes rental gear and flies. Each additional child is $50. It is a
great way to introduce a child to the sport of fly-fishing.
For the half day trip, the fee is $150 for one person and $125
for each additional person. For parties of more then three, we
furnish an additional guide or instructor to make sure you are getting
full attention and instruction, For special float trips that
require boats and take along lunches, there is an additional fee of $50.
We advise you to reserve your guide date or school date early as
we are already getting lots of reservation for the coming season. To
book your next adventure trip in fly fishing, please call or email
us.
For any
questions that you may have on our Licensed Guide Services, E-mail
or call us at (518) 946-2605
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