All you need is £2.5k and after a week you're ready to start taking peoples hard earned off them...
How long have there been 'guides' on the Tweed Douglas and do you mean different from the full time ghillies? I have fished the Wessex chalk streams for many years and 'guides' are a relatively new invention as opposed to river keepers that have always been here.Every second angler on the upper Tweed professes to be a guide. We've got so many guides up this way, that we will soon need a guide qualification for someone to look after all the guides!
Perhaps they have all obtained their qualification from the above.
Douglas
Sweetwatertravel - Guide School - opening paragraph reads:For most people fly fishing is a hobby, but, for a select few, it is a profession. Unfortunately, trying to get your first job in the fishing business is the most difficult step. The guide market is a very competitive profession. It is almost impossible to get a job without a good connection or specialized training. The Fishing Breaks Guide School will provide you with the necessary experience to help you land that essential first job.
Is there a connection between the two or just plagiarism?For most people Fly Fishing is a hobby, but, for a select few, it is a profession. Unfortunately, trying to get your first job in the fishing business is the most difficult step. The Fly Fishing Guide Market is a very competitive profession. It is almost impossible to get a job without a good connection or specialized training. Sweetwater Travel fly fishing guide school will provide you with the necessary experience to land that essential first fly fishing job.
They're mentioned here, Paul.Odd the qualifications of the Guide Instructors isn't mentioned?
And here:In broad terms the season runs from April to October during which time we run a variety of courses and days that are hosted by resident instructors John Stephens, Alan Middleton, Tony King, Mark Bedford-Russell and Bob Preston.
What made me giggle is the thought of paying all that money to do restoration work for them.All our Guides are true chalkstream experts, with a strong background in fly fishing tuition - indeed they all have nationally recognised qualifications.
During the week you will have the opportunity to participate in a river management and restoration project ....
It's an unbelievably cynical attempt at money-making. Words really do fail me. I really hope that no one is drawn in by it.So, as a novice, you could embark on this course and at the end of the week, be qualified to teach
all the skills of game angling to all and sundry. To pay two and a half grand to enable you to start a good going business, doesn't seem too steep to me.
In addition, I see in the small print that room service is supplied by young topless females!
Douglas