Hiring a Guide:
There are No Crutches in Smallmouth Bass Fishing
... And this is an essential thing to know when you're considering hiring a smallmouth bass guide. If you have barely picked up a fly rod before your guided trip,... more
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Guiding
Rates & Dates
A limited number of dates are available, starting in late June, for guiding in Minnesota.
Daily Rates:
-- $340 for one
-- $360 for two people
Reservations:
-- Book early, dates are limited
-- $100. Deposit Required
Booking:
Tim Holschlag
612-781-3912
Email
Endorsements
"All of my trips with Tim have been great. Each time I learn a whole lot more about smallmouth bass and how to catch them. And on my last trip, the number of big smallies I landed absolutely amazed me."" -- Ed Constantini
River Smallmouth Bass Guiding
with
Tim Holschlag
Fish on Some of the Nation's Best Waters With A Leading Authority on River Smallies
Quiet, Uncrowded Rivers
Big Smallmouth Bass
Expert Angling Instruction
Client Scott Nugent with a 4-pound-plus
topwater smallie
Great Waters,
Great Fish
This is Tim Holschlag's 21st year of guiding on the best rivers and streams in Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. Naturally, great Minnesota rivers like the upper Mississippi and the St. Croix are on his guiding list, but so are smaller and lesser-known waterways where the fishing is equally
And since no one knows the region's smallmouth bass waters like Tim, you're assured that, no matter where it is, it will be excellent smallmouth bass habitat.
Custom Craft
These trips are daylong floats for one or two clients. On most rivers, the craft used is a customized oar-powered johnboat. For smaller streams, a specialized "Smallmouth Angler" canoe allows you to reach waters rarely fished by others.
From these comfortable fishing boats, smallmouth bass fans from across the United States have caught thousands of fish over 15 inches. And hundreds of these are trophies exceeding 18 inches, including giants over five pounds. On Tim's trips, your chances of battling unusually beefy bronzebacks are high
Tim Holschlag with a friend
Comprehensive Instruction, too
Drawing on Tim Holschlag's many years as a professional smallmouth bass instructor, you can receive personalized instruction on your trip if you
As the author of three popular smallmouth bass books and hundreds of magazine articles, a prominent seminar speaker, and the primary teacher at his popular "Stream Smallmouth Bass Schools" for 18 years, Tim Holschlag offers you instruction and insights available nowhere else.
As much or as little instruction as you want is entirely up to you. However, if you want to further your knowledge of smallmouth bass and how to catch them, these are the trips.
The Best Tackle
Besides great fishing instruction, your trip includes lunch and beverages, plus use of the finest in tackle, flies or lures. Either fly tackle or spin, Tim provides clients with the best equipment for the conditions. This includes his custom-built fly rods and patterns from the "Holschlag Signature Series Smallmouth Bass Flies" selection. These flies are designed for and rigorously tested on the waters you will be fishing.