ADVANCED GUIDE SKILLS COURSES
Following attendance at Western Rivers Guide School, graduates are invited to build upon and enhance their skillsets through our Advanced Skillsets Courses. Courses are subject to class size and river flows.
Whitewater Flyfishing
This 3-day course is designed to provide guides with the necessary skillsets needed to successfully and safely guide clients through whitewater all-well fishing tight, fast water pockets. Attendance of this course is required for guides wishing to take part in our Alaska Project as rivers such as America Creek sport whitewater pushing Class III and IV.
Swift Water Rescue and Wilderness Emergency Medicine
The term “swift water rescue” refers to a subcategory of technical rescue involving fast-moving water conditions. Although sometimes called “white water rescue”, it applies to any rescue situation in an environment—rural or urban—with moving water, including one not normally submerged, such as a flooded drainage area. This course is designed to provide guides to life-saving skill sets needed for emergencies and is required for guides participating in our Alaska Project.
Multi-Day Float Trip Course
Our multi-day float trip course is designed to give guides an understanding of how to successfully prepare for, and execute multi-day trips in the backcountry of Alaska where they will not only need to guide guests on to fish, but set camps, prepare meals, repair gear, and provide the possible experience for guests, despite the conditions. This course is required for guides participating in our Alaska Project.
