Handing money out on a crowded boat is a good idea.

Guides are under paid in the first place. I know guides are supposed to catch you fish, but lets face it, its still fishing and skunk days do happen. this is not an invitation not to tip if you were treated well and had a good time. rounding up to $200 should be a given. For Steelhead it should be 20$ per fish hooked on top of that.

If you are the type to use a guide to fish for information on a given river system and your intentions are to not have to use the guide again, you should tip $100 and let it be known ahead of time. Most decent guides will respect your intentions and most likely give you more information than you would get otherwise.

If you are late to the launch in the morning you should tip an extra $50 no matter what happens!