Ok so here is the deal tipping guides is part of the culture and it has been FOREVER if you don't like it tough luck go play a round of golf. If you wanted to do away with tipping expect to pay a couple hundred more per day for a trip up north. Please note this is for lodge guides and not owner operators. I built a clientel over my years and I always went the extra mile for party. Coffee how they liked it, cold beverages on ice, dry seats in the am, fishing the way they wanted. Trying new places fly rods for big springs, all kinds of stuff. Way above the status quo. but then again I guided people who appreciated this and they were happy to throw a little grease under the wheels.