Advice for upcoming charter

Hey guy.  I recently found an Allegheny River guide online.  He goes by the name of Red Childress.  I am thinking about paying for his charter in November.  Has anybody worked with him before or heard anything?  Thanks guys.

I agree with ready2fish, Jeff Knapp is one of the best fisherman in our area.  I went to school with his son and have know the family for a number of years. He's a great smallmouth guide for the allegheny river. Ive never fished with Red but weve done quite a bit of outdoor shows with him and he's a stand up guy.  Either one will have you catching fish. 

Red will be more geared toward musky. I'd give him a call and talk to him.
If I were targeting toothy fish, I'd wait until October, maybe even early November. I catch far more in that time frame, and I'm not even targeting them.

www.mcfishnguides.com       Todds web sight

I'd go with Red. And ya, I would def wait until mid October through even January to book it. The later in the year you go ,the better the chance of hooking into a giant.

You guys have been a great help!

B**** make sure to post a trip report when you get back...would love to hear how you guys do.

if your going to fish the allegheny fish with red.  i dont think todd does the river but if i was going to hire a guide for chautauqua i'd go with todd.  just talked to him the other day at the late & he has been catching some fish.  as far as larry jones, a lot of people are jealous of the fish he catches & post bad things about him.  ive seen pictures of the fish he catches. he is also willing to help when your in the water.  very willing to share info.

muskefisher 

as far as larry jones, a lot of people are jealous of the fish he catches & post bad things about him.  ive seen pictures of the fish he catches. he is also willing to help when your in the water.  very willing to share info.

 
You have got to be kidding me!! Jealous!! If anyone spent 5 minutes on his forum it would be clear as day he is nothing to be jealous of, in fact it is a little sad. He has to get admin permission to remove any post he feels is hurtful to him, class act. I mean a guide of his stature surely can produce results (pictures) when people question, instead he just deletes what he dont like 
 
How can a man claim to catch 150+ muskies in the same NY season 2 years ago, and not even have 20 this year. He has posted pictures not to long ago about his 3 fish day on his forum...ok great, but it is clearly the same fish in photo 2 and 3 (look at the fishes left side of its jaw they have the same flap of flesh ripped and hanging. I would put money on photo 1 is the same fish as well) He is a JOKE
 
Maybe you would be interested in a guided steel head trip with dirt bag Larry, he has done it in Washington, or maybe book a trip with him in south america for pea**** bass, or even more exotic his south africa tours... it will be ok you will be safe remember how he foiled that bus hijacking in texas a few years ago that no new coverage was reported.
 
You can trust him as well, why not book a three day trip with him right now for 2013 or 2014 he is running a special, he wants to collect the money now so Social Security wont be effected (very classy) next year, then he will cancle trips. He is trust worthy, he is admits to a scam on social security
 
Jealous? Oh ya you bet, look at his site, and forum and see if any of the pics of fish are recent. Be sure to note he may have several pics of the same fish. He is a poor excuse for a guide. (he has posted all summer, no fish today, to hot, water to colored, lake turning over, boat broke, no camera, trailer broke, all excuses because he realizes he is exposed) It is laughable that he has anyone who would take a stand for him

Perch and walleye are from the same family. It is easier to catch more perch mainly from a numbers stand point.  
 
There is many more aspect that make muskie a more difficult fish to catch, but a reader digist version could simply boil down to there are more pike swimming in the water than musky. You have a higher chance of finding an active pike.
 

Are pike a more aggressive fish, overall?

Thanks, dude!