Terms & conditions.

About these terms

These terms apply to laurentiantours.com and to trips booked with Laurentian Tours (Richard Drake, Alexandria Bay, New York). By using the site or booking a trip, you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the site. Just give us a call instead.

Trip requests and bookings

• The booking form sends a request. A trip is confirmed only when Richard confirms the date, time, meeting place, and price with you directly by phone, text, or email.
• Richard doesn't require a deposit to book. If your plans change, please let him know as soon as you can so he can offer the date to someone else.
• The person who books is responsible for sharing trip details and these terms with everyone in their group.
• For groups larger than six, Richard hires additional licensed guides from the area. Extra boats depend on availability and aren't guaranteed until confirmed.

Prices

Prices shown on the site follow the Alexandria Bay Fishing Guides Association rate schedule and may change. The price Richard confirms for your trip is the one that applies. Specialty trips (musky, waterfowl, ice fishing, and sightseeing tours) are quoted individually.

Weather, water, and safety

• Richard makes the final call on whether it's safe to go out, where to go, and when to come in. That includes wind, waves, lightning, fog, ice conditions, and anything else that affects safety.
• If a trip is called off for weather or safety, Richard will reschedule with you at no charge.
• Children 12 and under must wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket while the boat is underway, as required by law. Life jackets are on board for everyone.
• Please follow the captain's instructions at all times. Richard may end a trip early if anyone's behavior puts people or the boat at risk, including impairment from alcohol or drugs.
• Tell Richard before the trip about any medical conditions, mobility limits, or allergies he should know about (including food allergies for shore dinners).

Licenses and regulations

Anglers 16 and older need a valid fishing license (New York or Ontario, depending on where you'll fish; Richard will tell you which). Waterfowl hunters must hold the required hunting licenses, stamps, and permits and have completed any required hunter education. Everyone must follow seasons, size limits, and catch limits. Protected species, like lake sturgeon, are released right away.

Assumption of risk

Fishing, hunting, boating, and ice fishing are outdoor activities with real risks, including slips and falls, hooks and sharp equipment, sun and cold exposure, changing weather, waves and wakes, and, for ice trips, ice conditions. By booking, you understand and accept these risks for yourself and anyone in your party you are responsible for. Richard may ask trip participants to sign a separate waiver before departure.

Personal belongings and catches

You're responsible for your own belongings on the boat and on shore. We aren't responsible for lost or damaged items. No specific catch, species, size, or harvest is guaranteed. That's fishing.

Photos

Richard may take photos during trips. With your permission, he may share them on this website or social media. Just let him know if you'd rather not appear in any photos.

Website content

We do our best to keep the information on this site accurate, including fish seasons, regulations, and prices, but it's general information and may change. Always check the current NYSDEC regulations or Ontario's rules. The site's text, design, and Richard's photos belong to Laurentian Tours. Other photos are used under their own licenses (see Photo credits). Please don't copy site content without permission.

Links to other sites

We link to other websites for convenience. We don't control them and aren't responsible for their content or practices.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Laurentian Tours is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from use of this website or from a trip, and our total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid for the trip involved. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can't be limited under New York law.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute will be handled in the state or federal courts located in Jefferson County, New York.

Changes

We may update these terms from time to time. The date at the top shows when they last changed. The terms in effect when you book your trip apply to that trip.

Contact

Laurentian Tours · Richard Drake · 19525 Peel Dock Rd, Wellesley Island, NY 13640
Phone: 315-836-5798 · Email: dickyducks74@icloud.com