Ok so that picture is from a previous year, but it is definitely winter outside. This is finally the year where the egg of an idea I’ve been incubating for years hatches into a “for real” guide service. It’s easy to think that all you need is some good fishing knowledge, customer service skills, a solid work ethic, a boat, a truck to tow it, and some tackle. There is much more that goes into it than that. Here is the checklist I’m working on:
Fishing Knowledge (Almost 45 years)
Boating Knowledge (Almost 30 years)
Rods, Reels, Lures, Bait, Weights, Line
Safety Equipment
Coast Guard License
Insurance
Oregon Guide and Outfitter’s License
Clatsop County Business License
Spring and Summer Moorage
Web Page
Online Booking System
Social Media Profiles
Bank Account
Oregon LLC Registration