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Here at The Guideschool, we have over 50 years of Alaskan guiding and lodge operations experience under our belts.  One of the primary reasons we started The Guideschool is to prevent a problem we and other lodge managers face year after year: finding guides who are OUPV certified. 

Learn the ins and outs of guiding in Alaska from instructors with decades of Alaskan experience as guides, pilots, managers, etc....and get your OUPV certification!  The Guideschool will put you well ahead of everyone else competing for a chance to guide in Alaska.

As a graduate of The Guideschool, you will recieve a complimentary 6 month membership to The Guidepool!
Bristol Bay Lodge
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Bristol Bay Lodge
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Our instructors are a key factor in the overall experience of The Guideschool.  Why learn from guides who have only spent a couple seasons in Alaska? 

These guys are Alaska
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  They are great representatives of who you'll work for and with at any number of lodges in the great northland.  Their years of experience in this business says it all...these are people who have built their lives around running operations in AK.

Steve on the Ponoi

Name: Steve Laurent
Years in Alaska: 18
Status: General Manager of Bristol Bay Lodge, experienced bush pilot, guide, casting instructor...etc.  Holds a 50 ton masters license through the U.S. Coast Guard.

Nate with a Deshutes steely
Name: Nate McDonough
Years in Alaska: 7
Status: Head Guide of Bristol Bay Lodge, second generation Alaskan guide, holds a 25 ton Masters License through the U.S. Coast Guard.
Wes with an evening hen
Name: Wesley Johnston
Years in Alaska: 9
Status: experienced guide, casting instructor, spey-guru, etc.  Holds a pilot license and float rating, 6-pack license through the U.S. Coast Guard, and is whitewater certified.
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