Guiding - ten things

1. A guide is not a slave neither is he/she subservient or stupid
2. A guide can have a bad day too
3. A guide cannot control the weather, the relative softness of your bed, the colour of the sky, the direction of the wind, or the mood of the fish
4. A guides day has a beginning and an end
5. A guide does not have all the answers
6. A guide will react according to your expectations - be they reasonable or unreasonable
7. A guide is not a clairvoyant
8. A guide can be a solution provider but is not a provider of solutions
9. A guide knows fishing bullshit when he sees, hears or smells it
10. A guide watches, listens and works harder than you can imagine