Back in December, I inquired about hiring a fishing guide in the Oconomowoc and Okauchee [?]area for day or two of musky and pike fishing. After a guide picked by Bass Pro from a card on the wall, 2 years before, I expected to do better. This guy dumped his trash in the water,fished the water ahead of me and hotdogged the boat showing off, nearly throwing both of us out . This year, I hired a guide out of "Smokey's Muskie Shop ". He stated it was $175 for one and $225 for 2 , his boat limit. I stated I'd take the whole boat at 225 for myself. I also stated I didn't smoke as I have burned lungs from years of fire fighting. He said he could hold off smoking if it bothered me. Great observation. Since we were going on vacation for 3 weeks I would be out of contact and needed to know the meeting place on the 15 of July and would contact him a 2 weeks before we left. Five phone calls to his cell and one to Smokeys,who assured me he would call, I had no contact from him. I was there on the assigned day with no guide and no meeting point. Now if this is the way guides operate in Wisc. I will take my time and money and go elsewhere. I fish all over the west , from Alaska to southern Cal, every year, and these guides, the ones I've had, know how to take care of their clients. These 2 are not indicative of your normal guides , but they sure give guiding a bad name. The guides name was Brian Susler off of Smokey's guide list. The excuses may be heard, but I went 2000 miles to be stood up. These guys are true jerks. Jim Tuohy
Being a guide myself and also expereincing good and bad,it's only a few bad ones that spoil it for others!!!<br /><br />The other guide at the dock had a party of six and only three rods!!