I was fishing the Cowlitz last week and got accused of being a guide. I had my uncle and 2 friends from work with me. I saw the Officer at the launch when we came up river to take out. He approached my friend, who was getting the truck and asked him how the guided trip was. He then asked my uncle and other friend how there guided trip was. They all had the same answer, "just some friends out fishing for fun". I told him "I'm not a guide" and his response was "I didn't ask you if you were a guide" . I told him I could hear him asking my friends and I was just letting him know. He was very short with us and seemed annoyed for no reason. Not a good experience at all.
I get that from other guys on the river who see me out all the time. Every time they see me I have different people with me. They all give me a bad time about guideing with no liscence. I just enjoy takeing people out that is all. I don't except anymore than gas money.
Glad to see them cracking down on the guys who are guideing without the liscence though. It really don't cost much.
