My Dad and I fished with Danny (Holder is his last name) a couple of years ago.
We had been on Fork by ourselves a few times before and had limited success at best. We were going to be staying on the lake for a full week and wanted the trip to be successful. We bought a trip with J&J Guide Service and was set to go with Danny on the second day of our week long stay.
We met with Danny at their lodge and rode with him to the ramp. It was there that we discovered the weather had really turned bad from the 1st day of our trip. It was windy.
Danny asked us if we would like to reschedule. But since my work schedule doesn't really warrant that, we went ahead even though it was windy.
Danny gave us a safe ride to a couple of out of the wind areas that, low and behold, held fish.
He taught us a couple of new to me tricks (the weightless fluke and the wacky rig) which have become permanent parts of my arsenal. He was very good at teaching just enough so that you could catch fish and learn something without being overbearing.
I get the impression that he really won't fish in front of you unless you're missing something. As we did on one occassion. He kept telling us that there was a fish next to this fallen tree. We kept either not throwing at it or missing the target. Danny put his bait in the right spot and pulled out the biggest fish of the trip.
Anyways, he's a good, down to earth guy and a good fisherman. If you pay attention, you might even learn something.
He'll also tell you some things about the lake and the pattern that you're on and places to try while you're there. Even if you're not going to be trying those things on your trip.
I can't say enough good things about J&J Guide Service and Danny Holder.
It made our whole trip.
Hope this helps and hope you have a great trip.
-Jeff
