Yesterday I got up on the roof and cleaned the chimney; the firewood is in the garage with a little snow this morning. Between trips to the woodstove I have been thinking about the past year and what was different at Maine Outdoors.
Last fall I became an Orvis endorsed Fly-fishing Guide. The biggest change here was all the fly fishing equipment that I provide became Orvis. I am very pleased with the quality and impressed by their customer service.
Last week it was cold and snowy; much too cold to fish. Today we have sunshine and 50 degrees with little wind. I took an hour off this morning and fished in the Saint George River looking to repeat the trout fishing I had last December. No luck though, the weather was pleasant, the water level about perfect the only thing not in my favor were the fish.
Over the years I have worked for a couple of conservation groups and the state fish and wildlife agency. Since adding legislative work to my duties for the Maine Professional Guides Association last winter I have had opportunities to work on issues that also involved various conservation and environmental groups.
Their discomfort with working guides has become crystal clear to me; as if earning a living outdoors was somehow not appropriate. This thinking has been communicated in a dozen ways from outwardly calling guides “dirty” to forming and funding their own “guides” group.
