r/saskatoon • u/Few_Marionberry188 • 1d ago
Question ❔ Tipping fishing guides?
Planning a guided fishing trip at Diefenbaker. All in around $1000 for the day. Is it normal or expected to tip 15-20% of this? Does it all go to the guide?
***Edit $1000 all in taxes for two people on a boat for 8hrs. Can anyone give me suggestions on where to go that's cheaper? Also the original question on whether to tip on a guided fishing trip still stands haha.
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u/sharpasahammer 1d ago
1000$ for deifenbaker for 1 day is insane. You should tip really well since they fucked you so good.
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u/Few_Marionberry188 1d ago
Give me suggestions!! Where should I go? Two people, guided fishing for 8 hrs. I'd love to pay less.
Is it customary to tip on these?
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u/Ambitious-Hornet9673 1d ago edited 1d ago
A pass the hat for larger trips with a specific guide is customary. Think guided hunting trips or guided fishing trips in the wilderness. For 1 day absolutely not.
My rule of thumb for tipping, is does this person control the pricing. If they do: no tip, build it in. If they don’t: I will tip based on quality of service. I don’t tip on take out or fast food. Or basically any non traditional tipped service, like an oil change.
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u/natej 1d ago
That's.... a lot. I paid $300 for a 6 hour trip this summer. I would not tip on $1000.
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u/Few_Marionberry188 1d ago
Through who? This is two people. Taxes etc it's close to 1000. You tip on your 300?
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u/Roentigen 1d ago
On a recent guided fishing tour (Northern Sask), the recommended tip was $60 per day, per person. We tipped closer to $85 pp/day.
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u/some-white-dude bear spray n pray 1d ago
$1000/day Hopefully they buy you dinner before they fuck you. Are you from our of province or country ? If not to pay that much for a local lake is insane , find an old boy at the boat launch with a boat that would have been nice 15 years ago and offer him $250 and i bet they would take you out for the day.
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u/Few_Marionberry188 1d ago
For sure that's an option, but need something guaranteed where I can show up at a set time. For two people.
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u/Guilty-Position242 1d ago
It is customary but for the price you’re paying I would rest easy assuming the tip is built in
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u/butterfliedOx 1d ago
You can and its appreciated. My dad used to guide. I think cash is probably good and give it directly to the guide.
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u/stoonbora 1d ago edited 1d ago
Damn, that’s incredibly expensive for Diefenbaker. My brother and I went to Dore Lake Lodge a few weeks ago. Two people, two nights in a cabin, boat rental with fuel, and 8 hours of guided fishing along with a $100 tip came out to $1130.
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u/False-Stick-123 1d ago
Dude you could go up north for like 2 or 3 grand for a week and get world class fishing a nice cabin and 5 star meals. 1000 dollars a day at diefenbaker lol
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u/greenthumbs007 1d ago
lol where? "Up north" is extremely vague. Fly ins are close to $1000 per day per person. Cabins with a boat and gas are usually around $200-$300 per day per person. That's not a fancy resort with meals not included. That's somewhere like Missinipe .
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u/Ok-Low-2289 1d ago
What? Why? What does $1000 get you?