About the author
*DAN SWANSON* is a multi-species guide in Northern Colorado. He is an
instructor and seminar speaker on fishing techniques with a specialty
around the use of fishing electronics - sonar, GPS and making lake maps.
Dan competes professionally in walleye tournaments in Colorado, Wyoming and
throughout the Midwest. He is on the Pro-Staff for Ranger Boats, Evinrude,
Lowrance, St. Croix Rods, Crowley Marine, Abu Garcia, Berkley and Costa Del
Mar.
A Guides Life
As a fishing guide I get to fish more then anyone I know. On hot bites I get to net a lot of fish, slap high fives and listen to people giggle with excitement when they get a big fish on.
I generally get my Crestliner ready in April for ice off in May. This year mother nature decided to give me an early spring. When my boat was ready for delivery my wife and I decided pick it up in Minnesota. After a short 2.5 day drive and 2 days of rigging my boat with a Motorguide XI-5 and Lowrance sonars we were ready for ice off.