Each customer reservation (typical maximum of 2)
is generally 3 lines long, the first Line
contains important trip information, the second
identifies the customer so that if you have
fished with that customer before you will have
an idea of what the customer's interests are and
the third line defines the trip Starting Time
(optional with the Lodge).
Line 1 Part 1 - Example
F GC
F/W F2
1st Character 'F'
F - Full
Day
M -
Morning
A -
Afternoon
E -
Evening
N -
Night
O -
Overnight
Line1 Part 2 - 'GC
F/W' - Guides Choice Float/Wade
The second part of the first line describes the
type of trip, this may be a specific fishing
venue or a more general description that allows
the Lodge and the Guide some flexibility to
decide at a later time the actual location of
the trip.
Line 1 Part 3 'F2'
The third part of the first Line defines the
number of Guided Anglers for the Reservation.
On occasion, the information needed to display
the customer information is too large to fit
onto 1 line, in this case part of the text may
wrap to the next line. In this situation, it is
recommended that you consult your Guide Schedule
Forward report or call the lodge and speak with
lodge staff.
The second line provides the name of the
customer. If you keep a record of past trips
with customers, this information may help you to
better prepare for the trip.
The third line provides the starting time for
the trip. For some Lodges, this may be
consistent from day to day and week to week and
there is no need to specify a starting time, so
this is optional for the Lodge.
Red and Yellow backcolors indicate Critical trip
information is missing or misconfigured!
Background colors are used to identify certain
useful information about the trips for the day.
As only 1 color can be displayed at a time, a
system of priorities is used. As an example, a
red background indicates that too many Anglers
are scheduled for the Trip type. In this case,
the color would be used to specify a critical
situation that needs to be resolved before the
trip. A Yellow background indicates a trip or
trips that don't have all the necessary details
or that two different trip types are scheduled
for the Guide. You cannot Guide on 2 different
rivers at the same time, so all Scheduled trips
for the day should be of the same Trip Type.
Additionally, when Guiding for more than 1
Angler it is important that Anglers know each
other and come from the same 'Group'. In
FishWare, a Group refers to 2 or more anglers
that are part of a family or work group that
socialize, share rooms and fish together.
Red Borders indicate a meal or other customer
specific issue that the Guide needs to know
about
Guides often are responsible for customer meals
during the day, but for some customers there may
be medical conditions that prohibit certain
foods or simply guest food preferences. If the
day has a Red Border the Guide needs to call the
lodge to get the specific details about what
needs to be done to properly manage the trip.