My buddy took the initiative to book a guided fishing trip to the Columbia R. for next Wednesday,April 3rd. Now from what I have read on this board the fishing has been spotty at best, with the river being netted heavily.My question is do guides ever call the client back and say " If I were you guys, I would give it another couple weeks, and we'll re-book the trip"? Since I have never fished with this guide before, or know his name for that matter,do you feel it rude for us to cancel at this date? I hate to pay for a eight hour boat ride but,also feel it only fair to him(I'm also self-employed)that things like this should be discussed! What is a reasonable amount of time before you cancel on someone? Or, on the other hand what is a reasonable amount of time to wait for the guide to call my friend? Do any of you have any clear cut answers for me or is this time of year always such a crapshoot that i should just take it in stride and say "Thats fishing"? Any thoughts anybody has on this matter,guides or fisherpersons would be appreciated. Thank you, Sid Fishious.