We have been receiving questions about the difference between our guide rates and others that have a base fee plus a $50.00 extra charge for the the third and fourth person. We charge $350.00 per day for guiding Rainy Lake Houseboat customers and it allows for either two or three fisher persons per guide boat. Fuel and bait is extra. I have been providing guide services on Rainy Lake for 47 years. There is a very good reason why we do not include fuel.
Our guides are very conscious of the price of fuel and bait. They will only burn the amount of fuel necessary to provide you with the best fishing experience possible. I have fished with all inclusive rate guides on Rainy Lake. There may be a better bite five or ten miles further that you won’t get to because they might burn an extra two or three gallons of gas and won’t do it. The fish may be five or ten miles closer and you are paying for gas that you did not burn but pay for anyway because you payed an all inclusive rate. twenty five miles out expect 18-22 gallons, 15-20 miles 15-18 gallons, 3-15 miles 3-12 gallons. Our boats are 19-20 ft Lund Pro V style boat in fiberglass or aluminum hulls with 4 stoke 175-250 hp engines.
Bill Dougherty, Jon Balaski, Kevin Erickson, Matt Shermoen, Ryan Schmidt, Norm Wood, Tony Snyder, Bruce Jean, Bob Heiss, and Cody Christensen all guide for Rainy Lake Houseboats. We make sure all of our customers have the best fishing possible with the lowest expense necessary. Our guides have lived here there whole lives, no the water intimately, expert on all fish species. A Rainy Lake Houseboat fishing guide is one that puts your fish catching above all else. You will not find them taking the best spot in the boat and fishing first. You are not paying to watch a guide catch fish, you are paying him to put you on fish, and catch them. Sometimes he may fish trying to teach you a technique, once accomplished it all you!
Rainy Lake Houseboats does not charge our guides any booking fees for the guide trips we provide them. We appreciate their talent, and the way in which they treat our guests; That is payment enough for us.
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